Manhattan Landscape with Figures

1968

Sylvia Sleigh

Associated Names
Sylvia Sleigh

Painter, American, born Wales, 1916 - 2010

This painting shows two people, a man and a woman, in a full-body view. The woman is standing on the left side, facing the right. Her left arm is bent, resting on a thin black railing behind her, and her hands are together by her waist. She has long blonde hair and pale skin, and she is wearing a colorful striped bikini with shades of blue, green, and purple. The man next to her is facing us, with his hands holding the railing behind him, wearing only light-colored denim shorts and a yellow belt. He has slightly tanner skin, a balding head, and a small patch of hair on his chest. Both individuals wear neutral expressions, and they are barefoot. The ground beneath them is composed of wooden planks. The background features green foliage and buildings with red brick walls and large glass windows. On the left, more buildings are partially visible, including one with a sign that reads "BEV STO" in the upper left corner.
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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E406


Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; gift and partial purchase 1968 by R.V. Bendrat [b. 1923] and Holly Hemingway [b. 1944], New York; gift 2018 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1968

  • Sylvia Sleigh, Hemingway Galleries, New York, 1968, no. 20.

1974

  • Sylvia Sleigh, Fine Arts Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, 1974, no. 10.

Bibliography

1968

  • Acconci, Vito H. "Sylvia Sleigh." Art News 67, no. 7 (November 1968): 77.

  • Benedikt, Michael. "In the Galleries: Sylvia Sleigh." Arts Magazine 43, no. 2 (November 1968): 56.

2014

  • Hottle, Andrew D. The Art of the Sister Chapel: Exemplary Women, Visionary Creators, and Feminist Collaboration. Farnham, England, and Burlington: 2014: 158-159, fig. 5.5.

Inscriptions

lower left: SILVIA SLEIGH 17-9-68

Wikidata ID

Q58700234

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