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In the middle ground, a man, woman and child sit stiffly in swim attire under a small umbrella on a deck with an empty beach behind them. In the foreground, a muscular male figure wearing only tight swim trunks and a whistle around his neck, holds up a baton, and behind them, a pale, gaunt male figure passes by.

Although Jared French began State Park during a summer on Fire Island, he did not consider it a painting of a particular location. Instead, his austere, dreamlike scene is evocative of Surrealism’s patently unreal settings. This artwork is included in the exhibition The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965. 

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Jared French: State Park

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The Whitney has more than 26,000 artworks in its collection.