In Sleep

Simon Dinnerstein, In Sleep, 1983, conte crayon, colored pencils, and pastel on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.22, © 1983, Simon Dinnerstein
Simon Dinnerstein, In Sleep, 1983, conte crayon, colored pencils, and pastel on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 37 1860 in. (94.2152.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.22, © 1983, Simon Dinnerstein

Artwork Details

Title
In Sleep
Date
1983
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 37 1860 in. (94.2152.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1983, Simon Dinnerstein
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums Description
conte crayon, colored pencils, and pastel on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — female
  • African American
  • State of being — other — sleep
  • Portrait female — Yorke, Cheryl
  • Landscape — West Indies — St. Vincent
Object Number
1986.6.22

Artwork Description

The model for Dinnerstein’s multiple images of a sleeping woman was a student at the New York City Technical College in Brooklyn where the artist taught. While posing, the student shared stories of her childhood on the West Indies island of Saint Vincent. Above the sequence of sleeping forms is a dream/memory of her family and community that summons thoughts of constancy and passing time.


Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014

Works by this artist (9 items)

Edward Hopper, Ryder's House, 1933, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 1981.76
Ryder’s House
Date1933
oil on canvas
On view
Edward Hopper, People in the Sun, 1960, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.61
People in the Sun
Date1960
oil on canvas
On view
Edward Hopper, Cape Cod Morning, 1950, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.92
Cape Cod Morning
Date1950
oil on canvas
On view
Edward Hopper, (Standing Nude), n.d., charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Exchange with the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1972.16
(Standing Nude)
Daten.d.
charcoal on paper
Not on view

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      An interview with artist Simon Dinnerstein about his work In Sleep