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Menu

1933

James Penney

Associated Names

James Penney

Artist, American, 1910 - 1982

This is a drawing of abstract shapes and shadowy figures. The image features dark, shadowy shapes suggesting a scene with a menu board in the background. The composition has strong contrasts of black and white, with fluid brushwork creating overlapping silhouettes.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 364 x 270 mm
sheet: 481 x 319 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3896

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "Menu"; lower left margin: 3?; lower right: James Penney 1933; verso in graphite:: BY JAMES PENNEY (partially erased)

Wikidata ID

Q76548254

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