Artist:

Gene Davis, born Washington, DC 1920-died Washington, DC 1985  Search this

Medium:

magna on canvas

Dimensions:

95 3/4 x 94 in. (243.2 x 238.8 cm.)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1962

Exhibition Label:

At first glance, the intense primary colors of this canvas may simply suggest a symbol, such as a flag. Davis, however, asks us to look more slowly and intently: “You must be patient. All of the information is not immediately available.”

Gene Davis: Hot Beat, 2016

Topic:

Abstract\geometric  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis

Object number:

1996.104.27

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/vk74b9a3708-580e-4416-be66-81afdd12e3ef

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1996.104.27