Jared French, Fire Island

1942

Paul Cadmus

Associated Names
Paul Cadmus

Artist, American, 1904 - 1999

The image depicts a person laying on their back on a sandy surface. The individual's arms are outstretched to the sides, legs extended, and eyes closed. They have dark, tousled hair and are adorned with seaweed wrapping around their arms, neck, and lower midsection. The sandy background features natural markings typical of a beach environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 11.11 × 16.51 cm (4 3/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.8.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Cadmus, New York. Jon Anderson. (Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco), 1993; NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Paul Cadmus; lower left stamped in purple ink: COLLECTION OF / PAUL CADMUS; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite inverted: F14; bottom left stamped in black ink: Collection of / Jon Anderson; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: 1942; bottom center: FIRE ISLAND / J. FRENCH by PC; bottom right: PJM 11012; bottom right: 2293-01

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