Tabloid

1938

Paul F. Berdanier

Associated Names
Paul F. Berdanier

Artist, American, 1879 - 1961

This is a drawing of a scene in a newspaper office or similar setting. The composition is filled with figures and objects depicted in an exaggerated and dynamic manner. On the left side, a board labeled "Genealogical Chart Family Tree" is visible above a pile of tattered clothes. A skeletal figure holding a newspaper is present, along with other figures engaged in newsroom work, surrounded by typewriters, phones, and papers. The office environment is filled with papers and publications, including titles like "Daily Ooze." The drawing emphasizes movement and texture with strong lines and cross-hatching.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.16 × 30.32 cm (7 15/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.62 × 38.74 cm (10 7/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.109.75


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist; Charles White, Chicago, Illinois; (Paramour Fine Arts, Franklin, Michigan); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1985; acquired 2019 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: © 1938 Paul F. Bernadier; lower left in graphite: To Charles White with compliments of the artist; lower center in graphite: "Tabloid"; lower right in graphite: Paul F. Berdanier, S.A.E. C.S.E.; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 50-


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