Artist:

Wynn Chamberlain, born Minneapolis, MN 1927-died New Delhi, India 2014  Search this

Medium:

egg tempera on fiberboard

Dimensions:

23 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (59.0 x 41.3 cm.)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1955

Luce Center Label:

Wynn Chamberlain created this painting at the suggestion of an art dealer, who was exhibiting portraits of interior spaces. This haunting view of an unmade bed, open window, and a pinup calendar leads us to wonder who lives there. We can only see a corner of the bed, and it is easy to imagine the anonymous occupant is asleep. We are voyeurs, spying through the keyhole under the darkness of night.

Luce Object Quote:

“This room never existed except in my mind. It is a composite of a number of rooms I’ve been in at one time or another---peopled by the discords or possessions of those who have been there.” Wynn Chamberlain

Topic:

Cityscape\season\summer  Search this

Object\furniture\chair  Search this

Architecture Interior\detail\window  Search this

Architecture Interior\domestic\bedroom  Search this

Object\furniture\bed  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation

Object number:

1986.6.16

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 39A

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7477b6556-cc90-4ad6-967b-abe95c704db2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1986.6.16