Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
30-1/16 x 25-1/16 in. (canvas) 34-11/16 x 29-15/16 x 2-1/4 (frame/optium)
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Indianapolis Chapter, Mr. Kim Anderson, and the Estate of Hermine Floch by exchange
Copyright
Collection
American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
Collection of Derek Beard; (ACA Galleries), New York, New York; purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2003 (2003.51).
Gallery Labels
Delaney often focused on his personal experiences as an African American. Here, he presents himself among his fellow artists.
The artist, shown with his back to the viewer, is talking to a man believed to be the Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock, who was one of his friends.
Delaney combines aggressive brushwork, exaggerated poses, and a tendency toward caricature to suggest the group’s animated conversation.
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