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Study for "Great America"

c. 1994

Kerry James Marshall

Associated Names

Kerry James Marshall

Artist, American, born 1955

This is a drawing of a boat with several figures. The boat is depicted in simple lines on graph paper. There is a circular shape at the lower part of the drawing. The sketch has a free-hand style with minimal detail and is set against a background of graph paper lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink on graph paper
Credit Line

Gift of the Artist
Dimensions

sheet: 21.27 × 27.94 cm (8 3/8 × 11 in.)
Accession Number

2014.12.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, Chicago; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Marshall, Kerry James

Exhibition History

2013

In the Tower: Kerry James Marshall, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2013.

2023

Conversations: Marshall and Copley, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 18, 2023–July 2, 2024.

Wikidata ID

Q64592552

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