Artist:

Pedro Cervántez, born Willcox, AZ 1914-died Clovis, NM 1987  Search this

Medium:

oil on fiberboard

Dimensions:

20 1/8 x 32 in. (51.1 x 81.2 cm.)

Type:

Painting

Folk Art

Date:

1938

Luce Center Label:

Pedro Cervántez painted this view of his porch and property in New Mexico at a pivotal moment in his career. In 1938 he was thrust into the New York art scene with a Museum of Modern Art show that celebrated contemporary artists. In the 1930s, critics praised folk art for its specifically American character, and championed unknown artists like Cervántez for being artists "of the people," working in an authentically American style. View of Artist's Home has the forthright drawing and fresh colors of folk painting. The image captures the humble, comforting intimacy of the farm and the vast sweep of land and sky that surrounds it.

Topic:

Occupation\art\artist  Search this

New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\New Mexico  Search this

Object\furniture\chest  Search this

Architecture Exterior\detail\fence  Search this

Architecture Exterior\domestic\house  Search this

Architecture Exterior\domestic\Cervantez  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration

Object number:

1985.8.23

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7de402918-1c1c-4555-9576-9c200ef17735

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1985.8.23