Object Details
Artist
Allen Tucker, born Brooklyn, NY 1866-died New York City 1939
Luce Center Label
Allen Tucker was one of the “big city” artists who came to New Mexico in the 1920s, forsaking the hustle and clamor of the city for the vast spaces of the high desert. Artists from New York and Chicago often focused on the unusual colors and shapes they found in the southwestern landscape or on the startling and theatrical effects of the weather. Here, Tucker captured the sudden violence and stark contrasts of light and dark that a New Mexico storm can bring.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial
Date
1925
Object number
1966.34.2
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 1/8 x 36 3/8 in. (76.4 x 92.5 cm.)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 33A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Landscape\mountain
Landscape\weather\storm
Landscape\desert
Landscape\weather\cloud
Landscape\New Mexico\Black Mesa
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1966.34.2