Shore Leave

1935

Clement Haupers

Associated Names
Clement Haupers

Artist, American, 1900 - 1982

Four people are shown in the image, gathered closely together from the waist up. The central figure, a man with a muscular build, stands with his back to the viewer and slightly turned to the right as he converses with the group. He has short, neatly cropped hair and wears a sailor-inspired shirt featuring a star on the shoulder with horizontal lines. Two women are next to him, one with short, curly hair and a patterned top covering her shoulders, and the other with slightly longer hair and a hat or headband. A third person, possibly a man, with short hair and a striped top is between them, appearing engaged in conversation. Posters and signs with song titles and lyrics in various fonts cover the walls, and a corner of a piano can be seen, suggesting the setting is a music-themed social gathering or club.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed 75; lower center in graphite: Shore Leave; lower right in graphite: Haupers 1935

Wikidata ID

Q76550909

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