Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Birdwell, Robert |
Title |
A View of the City (Gay Street) |
Medium |
Oil on canvas |
Date |
1962 |
Description |
Robert Birdwell (Knoxville 1924-2016 Knoxville) A View of the City (Gay Street), 1962 Oil on canvas 54 x 40 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2011 gift of Ann and Robert Birdwell A founding member of the progressive art group The Knoxville 7, Robert Birdwell and his colleagues applied modern art styles of the day-especially Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art-in their depictions of local subject matter. Here, he employs a complex blend of interlocking shapes, varying textures, and contrasting colors to convey the visual energy of one of his favorite boulevards, Knoxville's Gay Street. |
Catalog Number |
2011.04.01 |
Search Terms |
Oil paintings Paintings Canvas Cityscape paintings Cityscapes Knoxville Seven |
Credit line |
Gift of Ann and Robert Birdwell |