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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Warthog

1950

John Galloway

Associated Names

John Galloway

Artist, American

The image showcases bold, curvilinear shapes and fluid lines creating an abstract composition. The forms resemble a bull, with horns and a snout-like structure suggestive of a bovine head. The use of color and shading emphasizes this, connecting the shapes to familiar objects such as the body of a bull and the features of its face, while maintaining an abstract impression.

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Artwork overview

Medium

ink wash and chalk on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Jacob Kainen
Dimensions

overall: 45.5 x 61 cm (17 15/16 x 24 in.)
Accession Number

2002.98.105

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob

Inscriptions

upper center in graphite: Galloway 50

Wikidata ID

Q64582645

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