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Will Barnet, The Blue Thread, 1984, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank K. Ribelin and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1996.72
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Will Barnet has painted several images of mothers and children that capture intimate scenes of family life. In The Blue Thread, the verticals and horizontals of the windows, table, and chair divide the painting into neat rectangles, and Barnet positioned his daughter, her son, and the family cat so that they evoke figures from an Egyptian wall painting. The subdued tones and stylized poses transform a fleeting moment in his household into an image that feels timeless.
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The Blue Thread
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- 1984
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38 3/8 x 72 3/8 in. (97.4 x 83.9 cm.)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Frank K. Ribelin and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
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- oil on canvas
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- Recreation – leisure – home life
- Occupation – domestic – sewing
- Figure group – female and child
- Animal – cat
- Object – toy
- Architecture Interior – detail – window
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1996.72
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