Peter Krasnow

On the Set I
1928

A black and white sketch depicting a chaotic scene with multiple exaggerated caricatured faces showing various expressions of surprise and concern. Some figures appear to be in a crowd looking upwards, while others are in the foreground with a sense of movement or panic. The perspective is skewed, creating a disorienting effect, and there are elements like a microphone stand and what appears to be a drum, suggesting a performance or event.

A black and white sketch depicting a chaotic scene with multiple exaggerated caricatured faces showing various expressions of surprise and concern. Some figures appear to be in a crowd looking upwards, while others are in the foreground with a sense of movement or panic. The perspective is skewed, creating a disorienting effect, and there are elements like a microphone stand and what appears to be a drum, suggesting a performance or event.

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Date
1928

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 9 15/16in. (35.2 × 25.2 cm) Image: 12 9/16 × 8 11/16in. (31.9 × 22.1 cm)

Accession number
99.18.8

Edition
Edition unknown

Publication
Printed by Lynton R. Kister

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Peter and Rose Krasnow Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Peter Krasnow
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