I Think I Hear Somebody Knocking

c. 1945

Clifford Kennedy Berryman

Associated Names
Clifford Kennedy Berryman

Artist, American, 1869 - 1949

This is a drawing of two men in military uniforms seated at a round table in a room with doors labeled as borders: "Polish Border", "French Border", and "Belgian Border". The doors are slightly ajar or open with sounds "BIFF" and "BANG" coming from them. One man looks surprised with a comment bubble indicating he hears knocking. The other man appears solemn. Lines and stars around the borders suggest disturbance. The drawing is detailed with expressions conveying tension and unease.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1945; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 140, no. 937.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and black ink: Berryman; upper center in graphite by unknown hand: 2 COLS - OVERSEAS - HAVE READY FOR MAKEUP MON.; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 7

Wikidata ID

Q64540239

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