James Castle

(Shapes in Landscape)
c. 1910–1977

An aged piece of paper with three faded silhouettes, possibly where photographs used to be, set against a background with a greenish-brown gradient. The paper shows signs of wear and discoloration, suggesting it is quite old.

Not on view

Date
c. 1910–1977

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Color wash on found paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 3 5/8 × 6 1/4in. (9.2 × 15.9 cm) Image: 3 5/8 × 6 1/4in. (9.2 × 15.9 cm)

Accession number
2017.92

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/50674

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

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James Castle

(Shapes in Landscape) c. 1910–1977

Exhibitions

James Castle 44 works in the collection

(Shapes in Landscape)
c. 1910–1977

James Castle
44 works in the collection