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Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Washington Square

1947

Carman Bonanno

Associated Names

Carman Bonanno

Artist, American, born 1901

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a grand arched structure with a figure pushing a pram through a wide avenue. Long shadows suggest a low sun. In the background, there is an urban landscape of tall buildings leading towards a prominent skyscraper on the horizon. The style features precise linear patterns and textures. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia for depth and contrast.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black
Credit Line

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

image: 30.2 × 18.8 cm (11 7/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
sheet: 35 × 23.5 cm (13 3/4 × 9 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.974

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2016

Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 96, no. 848.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: CB; lower right in graphite: Carman Bonanno

Wikidata ID

Q76548068

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