Untitled (the castaway)

Photograph

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The Art & History Museums of Maitland

A wooden cross stands on a shore beside wreckage, beneath a vast sky with soft clouds.

A wooden cross stands on a shore beside wreckage, beneath a vast sky with soft clouds.

Name/Title

Untitled (the castaway)

Entry/Object ID

1000.001.232

Description

This is the record of a plastic arrangement with the use of suggestive elements against a simply painted cyclorama. The orignal gave a sense of great spaciousness and solemnity. It was created in the making rather than on the basis of a preconceived idea. ...1938

Context

In 1938, artist J. André Smith exhibited a series of bold experiments at the Research Studio—24 “eye-openers” that challenged what he called the “well-behaved and disgustingly normal” state of art. These images revisit that moment of creative risk and reinvention. While the original constructions were temporary, Smith and Attilio “Duke” Banca documented each work, preserving what Smith described as their “first season of experimental work.”

Collection

Smith Collection (MAA)

Cataloged By

Bianca Fazio

Acquisition

Accession

1000.001

Made/Created

Artist Information

J. André Smith
Duke Banca

Date made

1938

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back upper left corner

Transcription

This is the record of a plastic arrangement with the use of suggestive elements against a simply painted cyclorama. The orignal gave a sense of great spaciousness and solemnity. It was created in the making rather than on the basis of a preconceived idea. ...1938

Language

English