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Untitled (Performers)

Mary Gates

Associated Names

Mary Gates

Artist, American

Will Barnet

Printer, American, 1911 - 2012

This is a drawing of an interior stage scene. The drawing depicts a backstage area of a theater. There are stage curtains, stage lights, and equipment scattered around including spotlights and stage setting or props. The lighting creates a gradient of shadows and highlights that emphasize the textures and forms of the equipment and surroundings. The ambience suggests a quiet moment of preparation or rehearsal.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

sheet: 40.5 × 29 cm (15 15/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
image: 27.9 × 23 cm (11 × 9 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.2007

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower right, Mary Gates - W.B.

Watermarks

BFK

Wikidata ID

Q76454693

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