Robert Beck

Untitled ("Interpreting Children's Drawings" by Joseph H. Dileo)
2001

A child's simplistic black ink drawing on a piece of white paper, depicting a basic outline of a boat with a sail. Above the drawing, there is typed text that reads "FIGURE 117 Despite its form, I do not believe the figure to be a phallic symbol. The artist is a child of 2 years 9 months. She told me it is a boat with a sail and I believe her." The paper shows signs of age with some discoloration and is perforated along the bottom edge.
A child's simplistic black ink drawing on a piece of white paper, depicting a basic outline of a boat with a sail. Above the drawing, there is typed text that reads "FIGURE 117 Despite its form, I do not believe the figure to be a phallic symbol. The artist is a child of 2 years 9 months. She told me it is a boat with a sail and I believe her." The paper shows signs of age with some discoloration and is perforated along the bottom edge.

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Date
2001

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal, graphite pencil and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 8in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Accession number
2012.254

Series
Diagnostic Drawings

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of James R. Hedges, IV

Rights and reproductions
© Robert Beck

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Robert Beck
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