Friendship Dance

1953

Gene Kloss

Associated Names
Gene Kloss

Artist, American, 1903 - 1996

Society of American Graphic Artists

Publisher

This is a drawing of three dancers wearing feathered headdresses and traditional attire, performing in the center of a crowd seated in a circular formation around them. The scene is depicted in sharp lines and shadows that capture the movement of the dance. The feathered headdresses stand out against the background. The audience is rendered in softer lines, suggesting depth and context to the performance. Light and dark areas add to the sense of movement in the drawing, giving the viewer an impression of an energetic cultural performance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.96 × 30.32 cm (8 1/4 × 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.46 × 41.59 cm (10 13/16 × 16 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1250

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kloss 1981, no. 450

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Gene Kloss: Images of the American Southwest, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988-1989

Bibliography

1981

  • Kloss, Phillips. Gene Kloss Etchings. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Sunstone Press, 1981, p. 187, no. 450.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gene Kloss

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

Whatman [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q77008975

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