Sylvia Snowden

Snowden, Sylvia Ms.
American, born 1942

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The artwork features an abstract composition with a large, vibrant yellow square at the center, surrounded by thick, textured layers of reddish-orange and dark colors. Below the yellow area, there is an irregular pink shape bordered by shades of blue and green. The combination of colors and shapes includes fiery hues blending into cooler tones.
Sylvia Snowden, Malik, Farewell ‘Til We Meet Again XVII, 1995, acrylic, oil paint, tissue paper, and foil over color lithograph on wove paper, Gift of Jack and Susan Cowart in honor of Sylvia Snowden, 2021.117.1

Malik, Farewell ‘Til We Meet Again XVII

Sylvia Snowden · 1995 · acrylic, oil paint, tissue paper, and foil over color lithograph on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2021.117.1
The image shows swirling and jagged shapes and lines with an abstract design. At the center, there are vibrant blues and greens, surrounded by bold splashes of purple, black, and red. Textured patterns resembling natural formations like leaves or feathers in motion are also present.
Sylvia Snowden, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Malik I, 1994, color offset lithograph on wove Somerset paper, Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, 2023.22.48

Malik I

Sylvia Snowden, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop and Archives · 1994 · color offset lithograph on wove Somerset paper ·  Accession ID  2023.22.48
Thickly textured daubs of crimson and brick red, flame and pumpkin orange, butter yellow, and acid green swirl amid a background of dark, pine green to our left and royal blue to our right in this abstract, horizontal painting. Eventually we realize that the reds, oranges, yellow, and bright green create the abstracted form of a person. The head is cut off over the nose, but we see the wide nostrils of the nose and the full mouth, which angles up to our left. The arm to our left extends along the top edge of the painting, and the other arm bends in a hairpin curve. The hands are oversized with thick fingers. Two breasts droop down the body. The person’s right leg, to our left, also bends in a hairpin turn and the other leg extends off the bottom edge of the painting. The paint is so thickly applied that it casts shadows as it swirls across the Masonite.
Sylvia Snowden, Mamie Harrington, 1985, acrylic and oil pastel on Masonite, Corcoran Collection (The Evans-Tibbs Collection, Gift of Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr.), 2015.19.210

Mamie Harrington

Sylvia Snowden · 1985 · acrylic and oil pastel on Masonite ·  Accession ID  2015.19.210

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