Seymour Fogel

American, 1911 - 1984

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The image displays swirling curves, angular edges, and straight lines forming an abstract composition. A disproportionately large human form is entwined with brick-like patterns, merging organic and architectural elements. A smaller figure appears to be falling or floating towards the larger figure, resembling a diver or astronaut in motion. The backdrop includes grids and shadowed blocks resembling windows, adding architectural depth that contrasts with the fluid, organic shapes of the figures.
Seymour Fogel, Untitled (Air Raid), 1940, lithograph, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 2008.115.1808

Untitled (Air Raid)

Seymour Fogel · 1940 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  2008.115.1808
The image shows a collection of intersecting lines and shapes forming an abstract composition. Curved lines resemble an archway, while straight lines create the impression of broken walls and debris. In the foreground, shapes combine to resemble human figures, with one figure cradling a smaller figure. Surrounding these figures, abstract elements appear to form cracked bricks and collapsed structures.
Seymour Fogel, Spain, 1937, lithograph in black on wove paper, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 2008.115.1806

Spain

Seymour Fogel · 1937 · lithograph in black on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2008.115.1806
Printed with blended shading in tones of gray and black, a clean-shaven Black man sits with a newspaper resting in his lap and his head in one hand in this vertical lithograph. The man’s body is slightly angled to our right, and he looks down in that direction with deeply shadowed, hooded eyes. His nose has a wide, straight bridge. He has high cheekbones, and his lips are closed in a line. He wears a plaid button-down open over a white undershirt, which is tucked into high-waisted pants. One word on the folded newspaper is legible: “Attack.” His elbow rests on the edge of a table to our right, and a wall immediately behind the man fills the right two-thirds of the background. The room beyond opens onto a staircase or landing with a railing. The artist signed and dated the print in the lower margin under the right corner of the image: “Fogel 1936.”
Seymour Fogel, Untitled (Pensive Black Man), 1936, lithograph, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 2008.115.1807

Untitled (Pensive Black Man)

Seymour Fogel · 1936 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  2008.115.1807
This print shows an urban scene with architectural elements and industrial activity. There are multiple large industrial buildings in the background, and closer to us are several small wooden structures on the left. People wearing dark clothes and caps sit in shadow with their backs to these structures, one of them reading a book or a newspaper. On the right, one standing person uses a saw to cut a plank of wood. Boxes or crates are scattered around, and the leftmost structure has a large poster on the side, showing the vague outline of a woman. In the background on the right is a view of a cloudy gray sky and tall buildings and smokestacks.
Seymour Fogel, New York No. 1, 1936, lithograph, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 2008.115.1805

New York No. 1

Seymour Fogel · 1936 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  2008.115.1805