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Jenkins Band/Orphan Band (Harlem) (1934)
Malvin Gray Johnson1934 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1934)
Specifications
- Year
- 1934
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1896–1934
About the artwork
Dated 1934, "Jenkins Band/Orphan Band (Harlem)" is an artwork by Malvin Gray Johnson. Historical background, 1934: Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. Figurative in brief: Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is landscape.
"Jenkins Band/Orphan Band (Harlem)" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Figurative works draw attention to the human presence, the gesture, and the emotional tone, so they work particularly well as a standalone focal point in living rooms, studies, and bedrooms. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1896–1934
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