The Clown's Story

1937

Don Freeman

Associated Names
Don Freeman

Artist, American, 1908 - 1978

This is a drawing of a domestic scene inside a tent. The composition features an intimate setting with a sense of everyday life unfolding. In the middle ground, within the tent's confines, there are two figures engaged in a moment. The setting is a lively, striped tent, with cloth lines suspended across the upper part, hanging with various pieces of fabric or clothing. To the side, an oversized chair hosts a figure dressed in billowing clothes adorned with polka dots. Close to the chair lies a small bucket and scattered items. The use of pencil shading gives the scene depth and texture.
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Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2008

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Wikidata ID

Q76555403

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