Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Starting June 3
Exhibitions & Events
Featured event:

Block Party
Join us June 6
Art & Artists
Open Call

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

Open 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Starting June 3
Exhibitions & Events
Featured event:

Block Party
Join us June 6
Art & Artists
Open Call

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

Study for "Great America"

c. 1994

Kerry James Marshall

Associated Names

Kerry James Marshall

Artist, American, born 1955

This is a drawing of abstract shapes and boats on grid paper. The drawing includes human figures and boats in a dynamic layout. Some human-like shapes seem to be interacting with the boats. The boats are depicted with minimal lines. Ink or paint splatters are visible on the paper. Numeric annotations suggest a preparative nature for the sketch.

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink on graph paper
Credit Line

Gift of the Artist
Dimensions

sheet: 27.94 × 21.59 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2014.12.3

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64592554

You may be interested in