Sound of Silence

1978

Charles White

Associated Names
Charles White

Artist, American, 1918 - 1979

David Panosh

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

Hand Graphics, Ltd.

Publisher

This print shows a person from the waist up, facing forward with their arms raised, their elbows bent and their hands by their chest. The person has short, curly hair and dark skin, and their expression appears to be neutral. They wear a loose-fitting jacket over a shirt with a vee-neck. A conch shell appears to float in front of their chest, between their open hands. The shell seems to cast light on the person's torso. The background is solid black.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Brenda Baker Coakley

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 63.5 x 87.63 cm (25 x 34 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.66.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gedeon 1981, no. Ea34

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brenda Baker Coakley, Annapolis, Maryland; acquired 2011 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Gedeon, Lucinda Heyel. Introduction to the Work of Charles W. White with a Catalogue Raisonné. MA thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 1981, no. Ea34.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "SOUND OF SILENCE" 20/20; lower right in graphite: CHARLES WHITE '78

Markings

embossed lower right: Hand Graphics, Ltd., Santa Fe

Wikidata ID

Q76558293

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