Douglas Davis

The Moving Obscura
1981

This is a conceptual sketch of "The Moving Obscura," featuring handwritten notes and diagrams. The sketch includes a layout of a room with steps, an aperture wall, and three possible image sources described in detail. There's also a photograph of a camera obscura effect and a drawing of classical columns framing a front door. The artist's signature and the year '81 are visible at the bottom right.

This is a conceptual sketch of "The Moving Obscura," featuring handwritten notes and diagrams. The sketch includes a layout of a room with steps, an aperture wall, and three possible image sources described in detail. There's also a photograph of a camera obscura effect and a drawing of classical columns framing a front door. The artist's signature and the year '81 are visible at the bottom right.

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Date
1981

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk, graphite pencil and collage on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 15/16 × 24in. (45.6 × 61 cm)

Accession number
95.254

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Barbara Schwartz in honor of Eugene M. Schwartz

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Douglas Davis
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