Fort Tilden II

Paul Caranicas, Fort Tilden II, 1979, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.14
Paul Caranicas, Fort Tilden II, 1979, pencil on paper, sheet: 23 1430 34 in. (59.278.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.14

Artwork Details

Title
Fort Tilden II
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 23 1430 34 in. (59.278.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture — military — Fort Tilden
Object Number
1986.6.14

Artwork Description

Paul Caranicas discovered a surreal beauty in the abandoned, block-like shells of World War II defensive bunkers along the US and French coastlines. In Fort Tilden II, the viewer, like the soldiers who once kept watch, looks out from deep within the interior. For Caranicas, the crumbling concrete floor and water-stained walls link past and present, creating a sense, he said, that "time stands still."


Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014

Works by this artist (4 items)

Charles White, The Children, 1950, ink and graphite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Julie Seitzman and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2009.13
The Children
Date1950
ink and graphite on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Love Letter, 1971, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne, 1991.179.14, © 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Love Letter
Date1971
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Love Letter, 1971, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne, 1991.179.15, © 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Love Letter
Date1971
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Hasty B, 1970, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.155.1
Hasty B
Date1970
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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      Meet the artist Paul Caranicas as he discusses his work Fort Tilden II

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