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Night - Queens- "Stop"

1934

James Penney

Associated Names

James Penney

Artist, American, 1910 - 1982

The image displays angular shapes and lines with a network of dark and light contrast. The abstract artwork integrates hints of architecture and infrastructure, resembling an urban night scene. There are suggestions of windows, rooftops, circular forms, and signs reading "STOP" and "RIGHT" within the composition, creating a cityscape impression.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 243 x 335 mm
sheet: 320 x 483 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3889

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Night - Queens "Stop" 1/3; lower right: James Penney 1934

Wikidata ID

Q76548274

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