Jay DeFeo

Applaud the Black Fact
1958

A framed artwork featuring a surreal collage of human body parts with a vintage aesthetic. The central figure appears to be a hand with fingers extended, connected to an arm with striped patterns, leading to a torso with a classical sculpture's head and a separate limb floating nearby. The background is a textured beige paper, and the frame is black with signs of wear.

A framed artwork featuring a surreal collage of human body parts with a vintage aesthetic. The central figure appears to be a hand with fingers extended, connected to an arm with striped patterns, leading to a torso with a classical sculpture's head and a separate limb floating nearby. The background is a textured beige paper, and the frame is black with signs of wear.

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Date
1958

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Collaged paper and oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 50 1/2 × 36 1/8in. (128.3 × 91.8 cm) Sheet: 44 3/8 × 28in. (112.7 × 71.1 cm)

Accession number
93.103

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee and the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© The Jay DeFeo Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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