Black Tablecloth

1979, printed 2023

Jo Ann Callis

Associated Names
Jo Ann Callis

Artist, American, born 1940

The image shows a person seated at a table with a black and white patterned tablecloth. On the table, there is a bowl of strawberries in milk, a stack of two red bowls, and a black dish. The color palette includes black, white, red, and hints of pastel colors on the tablecloth. The bowl of strawberries is on the left side of the table, the stack of bowls is near the center, and a pair of hands are resting on the table edge to the right. The top half of the image shows the person in a light-colored shirt and cream pants.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.91 × 52.07 cm (16 1/2 × 20 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 50.17 × 60.96 cm (19 3/4 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.59

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; (sale, Phillips de Pury & Company, New York); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA, before 2013; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Jo Ann Callis 1979

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