Name/Title
Le VoyageurEntry/Object ID
2016.06.0039Description
Oil painting on canvas by Tennessee Williams depicting a naked figure in the center illuminated by a chandelier. Alongside the figure is a globe on a table and a bust on the opposite table. Translated from French, the title is The Traveler, and is possibly a reference to the French dramatist Jean Anouilh's work 'Le Voyageur sans Bagage'. In the play, a veteran of World War I, who suffers from amnesia, returns as a docile character to his family home only to discover he was a violent and cruel man before the war. The character spends much of the play trying to reconcile his current personality with that of his past.Type of Painting
EaselArtwork Details
Medium
Oil, Acrylic, PencilCollection
Tennessee Williams CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Williams, TennesseeRole
ArtistDate made
1978Time Period
20th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Bottom Right CornerTranscription
TWLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PencilLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
21-1/2 inWidth
25-1/4 inDepth
1-1/2 inDimension Notes
Dimensions are of the framed work.Condition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Very Good