Jared French

Prose
1948

A pencil sketch on aged paper featuring three figures: two male forms and one female form in the center with her back turned. The male figure on the left is standing in profile with his hand on his forehead, looking into the distance. The central female figure is depicted from behind, with a dotted pattern on her dress. The male figure on the right is facing forward, holding a pair of scissors and a string with letters spelling "A MAN IS A." There are handwritten notes and a plant sketch on the left side, and the words "MAD PROSE" at the bottom right. The paper has frayed edges and is discolored with age.
A pencil sketch on aged paper featuring three figures: two male forms and one female form in the center with her back turned. The male figure on the left is standing in profile with his hand on his forehead, looking into the distance. The central female figure is depicted from behind, with a dotted pattern on her dress. The male figure on the right is facing forward, holding a pair of scissors and a string with letters spelling "A MAN IS A." There are handwritten notes and a plant sketch on the left side, and the words "MAD PROSE" at the bottom right. The paper has frayed edges and is discolored with age.

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Date
1948

Classification
Drawings

Medium
TBC

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 1/8in. (27 × 35.9 cm) Image: 8 9/16 × 12 7/8in. (21.7 × 32.7 cm)

Accession number
2022.251

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/63480

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