Untitled (two figures with birds)
A couple in formal attire ascends grand stairs, surrounded by depictions of large plants and statues.
Name/Title
Untitled (two figures with birds)Entry/Object ID
1000.001.231Description
Against an cyclorama painted in chalk and with nothing more than three bricks and a dextrously modeled tissue paper, the artist has given us an amusing composition done in a manner that suggest the purple decade.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 FazioAcquisition
Accession
1000.001Made/Created
Artist Information
J. André Smith
Duke Banca