Mabel Dwight

The Great Trapeze Act

1930

A black and white illustration titled "The Great Footrace Act" depicting a chaotic scene with a crowd of spectators and several exaggerated characters in a footrace. The racers, wearing numbered shirts and chef's hats, are running and stumbling among the audience, with one racer holding a giant sausage link. The spectators are a mix of excited and alarmed expressions, some cheering, while others appear to be caught up in the commotion. The artwork is signed "Mabel Dwight 1930" in the bottom right corner.

A black and white illustration titled "The Great Footrace Act" depicting a chaotic scene with a crowd of spectators and several exaggerated characters in a footrace. The racers, wearing numbered shirts and chef's hats, are running and stumbling among the audience, with one racer holding a giant sausage link. The spectators are a mix of excited and alarmed expressions, some cheering, while others appear to be caught up in the commotion. The artwork is signed "Mabel Dwight 1930" in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1930

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 15 5/8in. (29.1 × 39.7 cm) Image: 8 3/4 × 13 7/16in. (22.2 × 34.1 cm)

Accession number
2022.166

Edition
Ed. 30

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Diane and Thomas Tuft

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/66049

Mabel Dwight
27 works in the collection, 14 exhibitions

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