Accession Number
1948/1.352

Title
Manikin

Artist(s)
Arshile Gorky

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1931

Medium & Support
lithograph on paper

Dimensions
14 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (37.31 x 28.89 cm);19 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (49.53 x 41.91 cm);22 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (56.2 x 46.04 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Label copy
As an American who did not travel to Europe, Arshile Gorky taught drawing at the Grand Central School of Art in New York, and, before the arrival of exiles from Europe during World War II, learned of Surrealism through his contacts at the Art Students League, the latest art books, and French periodicals. He developed a great interest in de Chirico, whose mannequins probably inspired this rendition of a faceless humanoid, which uncannily blends living and non-living elements.
Label copy from exhibition "Dreamscapes: The Surrealist Impulse," August 22 - October 25, 1998

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Surrealism
automaton
mannequins (costume equipment)
modern and contemporary art