Another Suggestion for Sculpture for the Social Security Building

1940

Clifford Kennedy Berryman

Associated Names
Clifford Kennedy Berryman

Artist, American, 1869 - 1949

This is a drawing featuring multiple figures and the words "VOTES". The central figure is seated on a large chair, holding an upside-down person labeled "TAXPAYER" with coins falling out of them. The seated figure also holds up a cloud labeled "VOTES". The composition is detailed with cross-hatching, and the text at the bottom reads "ANOTHER SUGGESTION FOR SCULPTURE FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY BUILDING."
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Florence S. Berryman (daughter of the artist), Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Human Comedy: Satirical Prints from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2008-2009

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. 136, no. 909.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Berryman; lower right in graphite: September 25, 1940; lower center in black ink: ANOTHER SUGGESTION FOR SCULPTURE FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY BUILDING; upper left in graphite by unknown hand: 3 cols Wed; upper right verso in red colored pencil by unknown hand: 425; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 4254 [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q64540240

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