James Castle

(House with Porch)
c. 1910–1977

A vintage drawing depicting a rural landscape with a small structure, possibly an outhouse, on the left, and a row of trees in the background under a vast, lightly clouded sky. The artwork is signed in the lower right corner. The paper shows signs of aging with some discoloration and spots.

Not on view

Date
c. 1910–1977

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Soot and spit and color wash on found paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 6 × 8in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm) Image: 6 × 8in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm)

Accession number
2017.88a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee, the Director’s Discretionary Funds, and partial gift of an anonymous donor

API
artworks/50670

Exhibitions

Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1900–1960

Apr 28, 2017–June 2, 2019

James Castle
44 works in the collection

View artist

James Castle

(House with Porch) c. 1910–1977

Exhibitions

James Castle 44 works in the collection

(House with Porch)
c. 1910–1977

James Castle
44 works in the collection