Design in Squares and Circles

1932

Horace Bristol

Associated Names
Horace Bristol

Artist, American, 1908 - 1997

The image displays a bowl of soup with croutons on a square plate, along with a spoon, and a cup of dark liquid on another square plate. The color palette includes shades of grey, emphasizing contrasts and shadows. The bowl of soup is placed in the lower left corner, with the spoon on top. The cup is in the upper right corner, and two condiments are placed towards the upper center-left. A textured fabric is visible in the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print mounted on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 22.3 x 18.9 cm (8 3/4 x 7 7/16 in.)
    mount: 26.8 x 23.5 cm (10 9/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.4.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gallery of Contemporary Photography, Santa Monica, CA; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Eye on the World: The Photographs of Horace Bristol, Santa Maria Art Center, Santa Maria [Calfornia], 1991: p. 8.

Bibliography

1991

  • Eye on the World: The Photographs of Horace Bristol. Exh. cat. Santa Maria Art Center. Santa Maria [Calfornia], 1991: p. 8.

Inscriptions

all on mount: lower right in graphite: Horace Bristol-'32; center verso in graphite: Horace Bristol; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: RMGBg612.062-C

Wikidata ID

Q64155155

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