A Circle, A Self...

1958

Arthur Hall Smith

Associated Names
Arthur Hall Smith

Artist, American, born 1929

The image shows a person sitting at a table. They are leaning forward, resting the left side of their face on their left hand, while holding a drawing tool with their right hand on the table. The person has short, neatly combed hair and angular facial features. They are wearing a casual button-up shirt with rolled-up sleeves. The background is a textured surface. There are no visible jewelry or other objects, besides the drawing implement.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1958

  • 13th Annual Area Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958

1961

  • Arthur Hall Smith, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1961

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

1975

  • Lazarus, Landscape, and Line: Paintings and Drawings by Arthur Hall Smith, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York; Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1975-1976

1978

  • Artists and Their Circles, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

1986

  • Faculty Show, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1986

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 239, no. 1596.

Inscriptions

upper right in blue ink: Arthur Smith / 1958

Wikidata ID

Q64536614

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