Doc

1977

Henry Chalfant

Associated Names
Henry Chalfant

Artist, American, born 1940

This is a photograph of graffiti artwork on a subway train. The side of the train is covered with vibrant graffiti featuring a festive scene. A depiction of Santa Claus in his traditional red and white outfit stands beside a sleigh with reindeer. White dots are scattered across a blue background symbolizing falling snow. To the left, the artwork spells out "DOG" in large gray letters surrounded by green and orange shapes resembling stylized trees. To the right of Santa, a snowman gives a thumbs-up gesture next to the message, “We have finally succeeded...” The colors are bold and bright against the urban context of a train car.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Samuel A. and Sandra Esses, East Hampton, NY; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • redefined: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 15, 2006 – January 2, 2007

Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Henry Chalfant 2/25 '77; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, upper left in blue ink circled: 2; upper left: Doc; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right in graphite: 2003.17.05

Wikidata ID

Q64155027

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