Reginald Marsh

No Turns Permitted
1954

A detailed sketch of an ornate street lamp post with multiple signs, including directional street signs for "E 42 ST." and "UNION SQ.," and a traffic sign that reads "NO TURNS PERMITTED 8 AM TO 7 PM MON THRU SAT DEPT OF TRAFFIC." The lamp post is intricately designed with a classical aesthetic, and at the base, there are two sketched figures of women in flowing dresses, one in red and the other in green, with their backs turned, appearing to be in conversation. The background faintly suggests an urban environment with the outline of a building and additional architectural elements. The artwork is signed "Reginald Marsh '54" at the bottom.

A detailed sketch of an ornate street lamp post with multiple signs, including directional street signs for "E 42 ST." and "UNION SQ.," and a traffic sign that reads "NO TURNS PERMITTED 8 AM TO 7 PM MON THRU SAT DEPT OF TRAFFIC." The lamp post is intricately designed with a classical aesthetic, and at the base, there are two sketched figures of women in flowing dresses, one in red and the other in green, with their backs turned, appearing to be in conversation. The background faintly suggests an urban environment with the outline of a building and additional architectural elements. The artwork is signed "Reginald Marsh '54" at the bottom.

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Date
1954

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil, ink, pencil, and charcoal on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 48 × 12in. (121.9 × 30.5 cm)

Accession number
80.31.16

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Felicia Meyer Marsh Bequest

Rights and reproductions
©Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/1506

Reginald Marsh
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