Clarence Holbrook Carter

The Guardian Angel
1936

A painting depicting a person in a whimsical pointed hat and a blue sweater standing triumphantly on the roof of a rustic wooden outhouse, with one arm raised high. The sky is a mix of blue and stormy clouds, suggesting a dynamic and perhaps celebratory moment. The scene has a playful, storybook quality to it.

A painting depicting a person in a whimsical pointed hat and a blue sweater standing triumphantly on the roof of a rustic wooden outhouse, with one arm raised high. The sky is a mix of blue and stormy clouds, suggesting a dynamic and perhaps celebratory moment. The scene has a playful, storybook quality to it.

Not on view

Date
1936

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 × 15in. (55.9 × 38.1 cm)

Accession number
37.12

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Clarence Holbrook Carter

API
artworks/2906

Exhibitions

Real/Surreal

Oct 6, 2011–Feb 12, 2012

Clarence Holbrook Carter
5 works in the collection

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