Accession Number
1954/1.150

Title
Composition with Boats and Anchor

Artist(s)
Stuart Davis

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1936

Medium & Support
lithograph on paper

Dimensions
8 1/2 in x 12 7/8 in (21.59 cm x 32.7 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Jean Paul Slusser

Subject matter
This print was issued by the American Artists School as part of their First Annual Print Series. At the time of the production of this print, Stuart Davis was employed (as a muralist) by the Public Works Art Project. Beginning in 1929, Davis spent many summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts (Massachusetts' North Shore), so the subject of this print may have been inspired by Davis' time there. Davis was a Cubist but one who used vibrant colors and shapes to show the dynamism of the American culture. He was also well known for his jazz-influenced paintings of the 1940s and 1950s which were bold, brash, and colorful. This black and white print shows the same energy.

Physical Description
This print is a black and white abstract depiction of components of a boat and an anchor in a variety of shades of black, grey and white, and many textures, in an angular composition.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
abstraction
anchors
anchors (watercraft equipment)
black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
boats
modern and contemporary art