Farmer, Connecticut

1916

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image shows a profile view of the upper body of a person. The individual is positioned facing sideways to the right, with their head slightly tilted upwards. They have a strong jawline and a determined expression on their face. Their hair is covered by a flat cap. The person's attire consists of a light-colored shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbows, and suspenders. There is nothing else visible around them. The background is blurred with geometric shapes suggesting a structure or building, giving the image a vintage appearance.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 157, illus. p. 30.

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

1998

  • Paul Strand: Circa 1916, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 10 March - 31 May 1998; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 19 June - 15 September 1998.

Bibliography

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 157, illus. p. 30.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p. 294-299, illus. p. 297.

1998

  • Hambourg, Maria Morris. Paul Strand: Circa 1916. Exh. cat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1998: pl. 34.

Inscriptions

all on mount: lower left in graphite: Paul Strand - 1916.; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: EW-POR-16B 7I

Wikidata ID

Q64158611

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