Victory Day Clam Diggers

1945 (published 1946)

Lawrence Beall Smith

Associated Names
Lawrence Beall Smith

Artist, American, 1909 - 1995

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a child and an adult woman outdoors. The child is squatting down with their arms around their knees, looking at something on the ground. The child has short hair, is wearing stripe-patterned shorts, and no shirt. The woman is bent over, using a tool that resembles a small rake or shovel to gather objects from the ground. Her hair is dark and wavy, and she is wearing a short-sleeved dress. Next to her, there is a wire basket filled with what appears to be shells or small objects. The ground is earthy with scattered debris, and an American flag is placed between the two figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.65 × 33.66 cm (9 5/16 × 13 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 30.32 × 40.48 cm (11 15/16 × 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1396

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

Bibliography

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 94, no. 827.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: Lawrence Beall Smith; lower right in graphite: Lawrence Beall Smith; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Victory Day Clam Diggers

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012669

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