Object Details
Artist
Georgia Mills Jessup
Caption
Sunlight floods the yellow background of this abstract work resembling a city skyline. Three-dimensional paper-based media extends beyond the frame, approximating skyscrapers and buildings complete with geometric recesses and cutouts that resemble windows and doorways. The palette shifts between warm reds and cool blue tones in horizontal bands, as if passing through different neighborhood zones, or from day to night. The artist, DC-native Georgia Mills Jessup, created several multi-media abstract images of her hometown. Though this work does not specify a particular city, it invites viewers to experience the vibrant, urban energy characteristic of modern metropolitan landscapes.
Cite As
Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Dr. Charles Warfield and Mrs. Savanna Clark)
Date
1972
Accession Number
2019.1.6
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
painting
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
29 1/8 × 48 3/8 × 2 1/2 in. (74 × 122.8 × 6.4 cm)
Frame: 27 5/8 × 49 3/16 × 1 1/2 in. (70.2 × 125 × 3.8 cm)
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Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
acm_2019.1.6