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A drawing on tan paper of three studies for The Tug Boat.

The black ink drawing on tan paper shows three squares outlining placement of objects and color choices for section of The Tug Boat. The top square shows square and rectangles indicating the placement of the central group of figures. The square on the lower left is divided into three vertical sections, the center square is crossed hatched with the letter K in the center, the squares on either side have the word lemon written in them. The square on the right is divided into three vertical sections with specific color and size references for the objects.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1967.79.719
People
Stuart Davis, American (Philadelphia, PA 1892 - 1964 New York, NY)
Title
Study for “The Tug Boat”
Classification
Archival Material
Work Type
drawing
Date
1951
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/6201

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on tan wove paper
Dimensions
28 x 21.5 cm (11 x 8 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Davis
Copyright
© President and Fellows of Harvard College
Accession Year
1967
Object Number
1967.79.719
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
Index 25 May 1951. For index reference, see Finding Aid [nrs.hvrd.art/urn-3:HUAM:art00006]. See related oil The Tug Boat, 1922 (and 1951, 1953) (Davis Catalogue Raisonné‚ no. 1472).

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1300 Early Modernism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/05/2016 - 10/19/2017

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