Search and Destroy! Vietnam—Plague Series

1970

Mitchell Jamieson

Associated Names
Mitchell Jamieson

Artist, American, 1915 - 1976

The image features overlapping forms creating a web of lines and textures. It is dominated by dark shades and has an abstract quality. The figures appear fragmented and textured, resembling organic formations. The lines and shapes suggest human forms, with possible connections to gatherings or observing figures. The abstract nature and textural variations give the image a complex appearance, inviting closer inspection.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth Benedict, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Washington Works on Paper: Recent Acquisitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981

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. 212, no. 1427.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mitchell Jamieson; lower left in graphite: Search and Destroy! Vietnam - Plague Series

Wikidata ID

Q64617940

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