Name/Title
PaintingEntry/Object ID
2015.41.4Description
Framed oil painting of a nondescript human figure, from a three-quarters angle, with no hair or defining features, vaguely female, seated on a chair. One hand rests on a knee, the other the corner of the chair. The painting is done in a smeared myriad of colors, with cooler colors in shaded areas, and contour lines define feet, legs, hands, and mouth. Signed at the top right, "Carlson 70."
On the back is an old painting, an abstract geometric pattern of whites, greens, blacks, greys, and a patch of orange over a patch in the canvas. On each side of the stretcher, "Carlson" is inscribed in graphite. A sticker on the right reads, "Steve Anderson."Type of Painting
EaselContext
Stuart Allen Carlson (1938-1980) was a Swedish-American, Chicago based artist who graduated from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 1963 with a master's degree in Fine Arts. He taught art at Eastern Kentucky University from 1966 to 1969 and at North Park College in Chicago from 1971 to 1977. Carlson’s father was a Swedish immigrant from Småland, Sweden. Carlson grew up in Chicagos Lincoln Square neighborhood and created hundreds of works. He exhibited at the Swedish American Museum in the exhibit “Sacred & Secular.”Acquisition
Accession
2015.41Source or Donor
Mr. Steven AndersonAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Stuart Allen CarlsonDate made
1970Time Period
20th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Top right (Front)Transcription
Carlson 70Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Art, Paintings, Oil paintingsDimensions
Height
37 inWidth
24-5/8 inDepth
1 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Carlson, Stuart AllenCopyright
Copyright Details
Ownership was legally transferred to the Swedish American Museum per the gift agreement. Certain works may be protected by copyright not governed by the Swedish American Museum.Restrictions
This collection is open to research and does not contain sensitive information.Reproductions
Notes
Reproduction of the Museum's artifacts for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires written permission.
