Alex MacDonald, South Uist, Hebrides

1954

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image shows an older man from the chest up, leaning against a wooden surface. His facial features include a lined face and downturned lips. He wears a dark-colored hat, a light collared shirt underneath a diamond-patterned sweater vest, and a dark blazer. In the background, there is a window with written material visible and wooden siding. No jewelry or objects are visible.
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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, 1991

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 163, illus. p. 139

  • 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.

Bibliography

1971

  • Paul Strand. A Retrospective Monograph. The Years 1915-1968 (Millerton, 1971), p. 256

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 163, illus. p. 139

Inscriptions

by Hazel Strand, center verso in graphite: Paul Strand HK; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: WA 627; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: #1494 FI

Wikidata ID

Q64158711

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