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UNIQUE ID: 
PSCCS 2011-36-13-01-003
Title: 
Installation view of “American Art at Mid-Century 1”, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., October 28, 1973-January 6, 1974
Creation Date: 
1973
Work Creator Name: 
Campbell, Sandra L. Still
Work Display Measurement: 
2 x 2 inches (5.08 x 5.08 cm)
Work Material Medium Name: 
color film (film)
Work Material Support Name: 
cardboard
Work Technique Name: 
color photography
Work Style Period: 
realism (artistic form of expression)
Current Work Location Name: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Creation Location: 
Washington, District of Columbia
Work Inscription: 
DEC 73W5
Work Description: 
This color slide depicts an installation view of the exhibition “American Art at Mid-Century 1” at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. David Smith's sculpture "The Banquet" (1951) appears in the foreground. James Brooks's "Number 42 - 1950" (1950, cropped) extends from the left edge of the frame, followed by Richard Pousette-Dart's "Symphony No. 1, The Transcendental" (1942) and Arshile Gorky's "The Orators" (1947, cropped) on the far right. On view October 28, 1973 through January 6, 1974, the exhibition featured twenty-six paintings and sculptures by twenty-three American artists. The presentation of these works demonstrated the diverse artistic styles of post-World War II New York.
Citation: 
Installation view of “American Art at Mid-Century 1”, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., October 28, 1973-January 6, 1974. Photo by Sandra Still. Courtesy the Clyfford Still Archives © Sandra Still
Work Rights Statement: 
© Sandra Still
Image Date Type: 
creation
Image Type Format: 
Tiff
Image Holding Institution: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Image Collection Name: 
CSM Archival Collection: Objects
Image Rights Statement: 
Photo: Sandra Still, courtesy the Clyfford Still Archives
Image Cataloger Name: 
Kate Landers
Image Cataloger Role: 
Assistant Archivist