Jared French

Study for Business
1959–1961

A pencil sketch on tan paper depicting a scene with four characters in a room, possibly from a play or a storyboard. On the left, a man in a vest and bowtie carries a tray with a bottle and glasses. Next to him, a person in a long robe and head wrap holds a chain and manacles. In the center, a seated individual looks directly ahead, while on the right, another character lounges in a chair with one leg crossed over the other, holding a mirror. The sketch includes handwritten notes at the bottom, such as "Please keep shape exact and squared up exactly," and "FRENCH" written vertically along the left edge. Brown tape is visible at the top corners of the paper.
A pencil sketch on tan paper depicting a scene with four characters in a room, possibly from a play or a storyboard. On the left, a man in a vest and bowtie carries a tray with a bottle and glasses. Next to him, a person in a long robe and head wrap holds a chain and manacles. In the center, a seated individual looks directly ahead, while on the right, another character lounges in a chair with one leg crossed over the other, holding a mirror. The sketch includes handwritten notes at the bottom, such as "Please keep shape exact and squared up exactly," and "FRENCH" written vertically along the left edge. Brown tape is visible at the top corners of the paper.

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Date
1959–1961

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 14 3/16in. (30 × 36 cm) Image: 8 3/8 × 12 1/2in. (21.3 × 31.8 cm)

Accession number
2022.245

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jack Shear

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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