Musician and His Lady

1972

Dindga McCannon

Associated Names
Dindga McCannon

Artist, American, born 1947

This drawing depicts abstract figures. It features two stylized figures in a block print style; one is holding a flute-like instrument. The figures are outlined in black against a white background, with detailed line work creating texture in their clothing and environment. One figure wears hoop earrings and has a spiky hairstyle, while the other has a beard and plays the flute. A vertical line divides the composition, with jagged lines adding energy. Positive and negative space and a limited color palette are used in this artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linocut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.3 × 25.5 cm (13 1/8 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 44.2 × 33.8 cm (17 3/8 × 13 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.163.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private Collection; Dolan/Mawell, PA; National Gallery of Art, 2022

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Dindga 1972" lower right margin, graphite. "Musician and His Lady" lower center margin, graphite. "A/P" lower left margin, graphite.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.


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