Spring on Madison Square

1938, printed 1980

Barbara Morgan

Associated Names
Barbara Morgan

Artist, American, 1900 - 1992

This image features abstract shapes and lines with a large, silhouetted figure in the center. The figure appears to be leaping or dancing and is surrounded by curving lines. Below the figure is a wintry landscape with people walking on snowy paths next to bare trees. The scene may evoke an urban park during winter.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Anonymous gift)

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 26.8 × 32.7 cm (10 9/16 × 12 7/8 in.)
    mount: 40.96 × 50.48 cm (16 1/8 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4689

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2000; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Barbara Morgan - 1938 -; lower left: SPRING on MADISON SQUARE–; on verso, upper center in black ink underlined: SPRING on MADISON SQUARE–1938 - © - 1972 (photomontage); upper center: Barbara Morgan; upper right underlined: archivally printed - 1980; upper right: B.B.M.; upper center stamped in black ink: COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH / BARBARA MORGAN / 120 High Point Road / Scarsdale, New York 10583 / WHEN USED IN ANY MEDIA / CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN: / PHOTOGRAPH BY BARBARA MORGAN / No Arbitrary Cropping May Be Done; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: 10 1/2 x 12 7/8 on 16 x 20; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2000.35.4

Wikidata ID

Q64145087

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