Limelight/​Sounds of Grass

Gene Davis, Limelight/Sounds of Grass, 1960, magna on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 1996.104.2
Gene Davis, Limelight/Sounds of Grass, 1960, magna on canvas, 96 x 94 1⁄4 in. (243.8 x 239.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 1996.104.2

Artwork Details

Title
Limelight/​Sounds of Grass
Artist
Date
1960
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
96 x 94 1⁄4 in. (243.8 x 239.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis
Mediums Description
magna on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1996.104.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.104.2

Artwork Description

A perfectly balanced square holds a sequence of stripes in serene yellow, blue, and green. The title relates not only to the work’s dominant color and theatrical illumination, but also to the possibility of a Zen-like sensory experience.

Gene Davis: Hot Beat, 2016

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Cashion Callaway, Button, n.d., original design 1974, pierced, soldered, oxidized and buffed silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.147.3
Button
Artist
Daten.d., original design 1974
pierced, soldered, oxidized and buffed silver
Not on view
Cashion Callaway, Button, n.d., original design 1974, pierced, soldered, oxidized and buffed silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.147.5
Button
Artist
Daten.d., original design 1974
pierced, soldered, oxidized and buffed silver
Not on view
Cashion Callaway, Button, n.d., original design 1974, pierced, soldered, oxidized and buffed silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.147.6
Button
Artist
Daten.d., original design 1974
pierced, soldered, oxidized and buffed silver
Not on view
Cashion Callaway, Button, n.d., original design 1974, pierced, soldered, oxidized and buffed silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.147.4
Button
Artist
Daten.d., original design 1974
pierced, soldered, oxidized and buffed silver
Not on view

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Jaclyn Davidson, Necklace of Four Interchangeable Netsuke Beads, 1975, cast, soldered, engraved, oxidized and buffed silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.149
Necklace of Four Interchangeable Netsuke Beads
Artist
Date1975
cast, soldered, engraved, oxidized and buffed silver
Not on view
Jacqueline Ott, Earrings, ca. 1975, silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.159.1A-B
Earrings
Artist
Dateca. 1975
silver
Not on view
Gina Pankowski, Lattis Bracelet #3, 1995, formed and fabricated sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Zack Peabody, 2000.62.13
Lattis Bracelet #3
Artist
Date1995
formed and fabricated sterling silver
Not on view
Frances Jenkins Pickens, Bracelet, 1974, sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alexander L. Pickens, 1991.160, © 1974, Frances J. Pickens
Bracelet
Artist
Date1974
sterling silver
Not on view