William C. Palmer

Dust, Drought and Destruction
1934

A surreal painting depicting a desolate landscape with a broken wooden roller coaster, a dilapidated house tilted on its side, and a shattered windmill. The sky is filled with swirling clouds in shades of brown and orange, suggesting a stormy or post-apocalyptic atmosphere. The ground is barren with patches of grass, and a leafless tree stands to the left, adding to the scene's desolation.

A surreal painting depicting a desolate landscape with a broken wooden roller coaster, a dilapidated house tilted on its side, and a shattered windmill. The sky is filled with swirling clouds in shades of brown and orange, suggesting a stormy or post-apocalyptic atmosphere. The ground is barren with patches of grass, and a leafless tree stands to the left, adding to the scene's desolation.

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Date
1934

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Tempera and oil on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 24 × 30 1/8in. (61 × 76.5 cm)

Accession number
34.22

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/3161

Exhibitions

Breaking Ground: The Whitney’s Founding Collection

Apr 28–Sept 18, 2011

William C. Palmer
2 works in the collection

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