Accession Number
2009/1.540

Title
Church

Artist(s)
Jean Paul Slusser

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1972

Medium & Support
watercolor on paper

Dimensions
27 in x 30 15/16 in x 1 9/16 in (68.5 cm x 78.5 cm x 4 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Rev. Edward and Jan Slusser

Subject matter
Though this is an abstract style painting, the white forms in the center suggest a large church building and there are shapes of trees in the foreground. Jean Paul Slusser was a professor of drawing and painting at the University of Michigan and was appointed the first director of the Museum of Art in 1946.

Physical Description
This is an abstract watercolor painting in a horizontal format painted in tones of black, white, yellow and red. There are shapes and forms that suggest a large church building, with a steeple, in the center.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
churches (buildings)
landscapes (environments)