Dicky

1942

Will Barnet

Associated Names
Will Barnet

Artist, American, 1911 - 2012

The image depicts an artistic rendering of a child's upper body, including the head and part of the torso. The child is positioned facing slightly to their left but gazes directly at the viewer. The facial features are stylized, with large eyes, a small nose, and a subtle smile, and the child has curly golden hair. The clothing appears to be a dark green outfit with a prominent yellow bib or garment draped around the neck and chest. The child holds an indistinct object in their small hand, which is raised near their chest. The background consists of a textured, teal-colored surface with vertical black lines, and the child is sitting against a red block. The border of the image is a simple black line enclosing the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.83 × 13.02 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.58 × 22.86 cm (11 1/4 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.148.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cole 1972, no. 89


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1984; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1972

  • Cole, Sylvan. Will Barnet: Etchings, Lithographs, Woodcuts, Serigraphs, 1932-1972, Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Associated American Artists, 1972, no. 89.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "Dicky"; lower right in graphite: Will Barnet

Wikidata ID

Q77015334

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