Chatham Square
Artist
Dong Kingman
(American, 1911 - 2000)
Date1947
MediumTransparent and opaque watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 21 13/16 x 29 3/4in. (55.4 x 75.6cm)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number48.27
Description On View
Not on viewCollections
CopyrightPresumed copyright: the artist or the artist's representative/heir(s).
Label Text"Chatham Square" depicts an elevated train stop at a busy intersection on New York’s Lower East Side. When Dong Kingman first visited New York in the 1940s, the city was an inspiration to him. He said, “‘I am furious with color. New York surprises me. The subway [is] so fast, so terrific. I like things in speed. . . . Beauty all over. The tall buildings, the people are so interesting.’” Kingman’s paintings of the city are filled with patterns and the play of light and shadow to underscore this urban liveliness.
Mary E. Murray
Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
