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Big Dip

c. 1938

Harold Faye

Associated Names

Harold Faye

Artist, American, 1910 - 1980

The image depicts an amusement park scene from an elevated viewpoint. The composition focuses on various structures within the park, including a Ferris wheel and roller coaster. A roller coaster track weaves through the scene, leading towards the foreground. In the sky, fireworks explode with swirling brushstrokes against a dark night sky. The color palette is primarily black and white, creating a night-time atmosphere. Dynamic lines convey movement and excitement in the park, with crowds of people visible in the pathways.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 382 x 295 mm
sheet: 535 x 405 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.1702
Catalogue Raisonné

Netsky, no. 26

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"Big Dip" in pencil, lower center; signed: "H. Faye" in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76454513

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