Jitterbugs

1939

Lou Barlow

Associated Names
Lou Barlow

Artist, American, 1908 - 2011

The image consists of bold, curving lines and angular shapes, creating an abstract scene full of movement. The elongated and twisting forms resemble lively dancers, while swirling patterns evoke energetic music. Below the dancers, intricate shapes suggest musical instruments like trumpets and saxophones. Light and shadow highlight the figures' anatomical and musical elements, enhancing the scene's rhythm.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Graphic Excursions, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Columbus Museum, Georgia; Newark Museum, New Jersey; MacDonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Brunnier Gallery and Museum, Iowa State University, Ames; Heckscher Museum, Huntington, New York; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, 1991-1993.

1999

  • The Sight of Music, Herbert von Karajan Centrum, Vienne, Austria; Opera Narodowa, Warsaw, Poland; Max Gandolph Bibliothek, University of Salzburg, Austria; La Scala Opera House, Milan, Italy; Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, Florida; New York Historical Society; Louisiana State Museum of Art, New Orleans; Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe; Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, Tennessee; Austin Museum of Art, Texas; Gibbes Museum, Charleston, South Carolina, 1999-2003.

Inscriptions

lower right in block L.P.; lower left in graphite: 42/50; lower center in graphite: Jitterbugs; lower right in graphite: Lou Barlow

Wikidata ID

Q76442925

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