Red Witch

Gene Davis, Red Witch, 1966, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2005.19.1
Gene Davis, Red Witch, 1966, acrylic on canvas, 120 12226 12 in. (306.1575.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2005.19.1

Artwork Details

Title
Red Witch
Artist
Date
1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
120 12226 12 in. (306.1575.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
2005.19.1

Artwork Description

Davis relished grand-scale, complex works that fill one's field of vision. At the Corcoran Gallery of Art, he encircled viewers by striping the rotunda twice (in 1975 and 1982). In Philadelphia and Lewistown, NY, he painted streets in colorful stripes; in the second instance he turned a park into the world's largest painting.

Gene Davis: Hot Beat, 2016

Works by this artist (2 items)

Andrea Way, Bones, 1987, ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tom and Judy Brody, 2009.38.3, © 1987, Andrea Way
Bones
Date1987
ink on paper
Not on view
Andrea Way, Cicada, 1992, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Barry and Beverly Pierce, 1992.68, © 1992, Andrea Way
Cicada
Date1992
screenprint
Not on view

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William H. Johnson, Bearded Man, ca. 1935, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.378
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Bus
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