Industrial Cottage

James Rosenquist, Industrial Cottage, 1977, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2005.25A-E, © 1977, James Rosenquist
James Rosenquist, Industrial Cottage, 1977, oil on canvas, 80182 in. (203.2462.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2005.25A-E, © 1977, James Rosenquist

Artwork Details

Title
Industrial Cottage
Date
1977
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
80182 in. (203.2462.3 cm)
Copyright
© 1977, James Rosenquist
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — foodstuff — meat
  • Object — tool — drill
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — cottage
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — industry
  • Architecture — detail — window
Object Number
2005.25A-E

Artwork Description

Industrial Cottage reflects the patchwork of neighborhoods and industrial parks along Florida's Gulf Coast where Rosenquist settled in 1976. The artist was working his way out of debt following a catastrophic car accident, and the title expresses his wry opinion of himself as a "cottage industry." Rosenquist divided the canvas into three zones, populating each with large forms that reflected his years as a billboard painter. In each zone, cold-hued machinery contrasts with softer forms and warmer colors. Rosenquist called the paintings from these years his "self-portraits," and the discordant images suggest that the professional pressures of earning a living—of "bringing home the bacon"—intruded on the comforts of home and his new relationship with the artist Susan Hall.

Exhibition Label, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006

Works by this artist (12 items)

Hiram Maristany, Young Man with Roses, 1971, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.30.12, © 1971, Hiram Maristany
Young Man with Roses
Date1971
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Kite Flying on Rooftop
Date1964
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Hiram Maristany, The Gathering, 1964, printed 2016, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.30.4, © 1964, Hiram Maristany
The Gathering
Date1964, printed 2016
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Hiram Maristany, Hydrant: In the Air, 1963, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.30.3, © 1963, Hiram Maristany
Hydrant: In the Air
Date1963
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East, 1975, printed 2015, Pigment print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.32.168, © 1975, David Levinthal
Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1975, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
Not on view
David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East, 1974, printed 2015, Pigment print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.32.156, © 1974, David Levinthal
Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1974, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
Not on view
David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East, 1974, printed 2015, Pigment print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.32.154, © 1974, David Levinthal
Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1974, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
Not on view