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Slushing

1971

Red Grooms

Associated Names

Red Grooms

Artist, American, born 1937

The image depicts an abstract urban street scene. Angular shapes resembling buildings with windows and signs dominate the composition. Various figures with exaggerated features, resembling people, are present throughout. Vehicles, including a lime-green taxi and a red bus, add movement. A deep blue umbrella is prominent in the foreground. City signs create a blur of letters and colors, evoking a bustling cityscape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor
Credit Line

Gift of the Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Dimensions

overall (approximate): 63.9 x 78.2 cm (25 3/16 x 30 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

1976.56.48

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1981

Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, unnumbered brochure.

1986

Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: RED GROOMS 1971

Wikidata ID

Q64620251

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