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James Castle

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James Castle

Artist, American, 1899 - 1977

The image includes bold, dark horizontal lines and smudges against a tan background with faint vertical blue lines. At the top, there is a heavily shaded rectangular shape with a textured, abstract appearance. Below this shape are thinner horizontal lines spaced at irregular intervals. The composition has rough edges and slight inconsistencies in shading and line weight, giving it a textured, sketch-like quality.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by inheritance to his sister, Agnes C. Wade, 1977; by inheritance 1993 to Geraldine E. Garrow, Georgia M. Allred, Guy W. Wade Jr. and Gail M. Johnson; transferred 1996 to James Castle Collection (comprised of the heirs of Agnes C. Wade); transferred 2011 to James Castle Collection and Archive LP; acquired 2013 by NGA

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Bibliography

2013

  • Brodie, Judith. "James Castle, Drawings, Artists' Books, and Assemblages." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art, no. 48 (Spring 2013): 28-29.

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