Climate of Fear

1952

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names
Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image depicts a person in a three-quarter view from the side, with the upper half of their body visible. The individual is standing or sitting with their head tilted slightly downward and to the side, directing their gaze toward a book they are holding close to their chest. Their facial features are gentle, with closed eyes and a calm expression. Their hair is long and hanging down their back. The person is dressed in a short-sleeved garment with a textured appearance, in a monochromatic color scheme that matches the overall grayscale of the image. They are holding a book or a similar object in their hands. The background is a blend of abstract shapes and contrasting dark and light areas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (stone) in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.123

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine/Looney 1986, no. 312


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1986

  • Fine, Ruth and Robert F. Looney. The Prints of Benton Murdoch Spruance. Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 1986.

Wikidata ID

Q65221552

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