Echoes
Artist
Norman Lewis
(American, 1909 - 1979)
Date1950
MediumInk on white wove paper
DimensionsFramed: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Overall: 19 x 24 1/8 in., (48.3 x 61.3 cm,)
Overall: 19 x 24 1/8 in., (48.3 x 61.3 cm,)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Credit LineEdward W. Root Bequest
Object number57.173
Description Using the simplest drawing materials—ink on paper—Lewis created a complex image. His variation of vertical lines, the density of ink, the size of marks, and the amount of smudging all contribute to a composition that pulsates with energy. Lewis adapted the language of sound—“echoes”— for this image, and the rhythmic pattern has a visual beat, like an improvised line of jazz music. On View
Not on viewCopyrightPresumed copyright: the artist or the artist's representative/heir(s).
Label TextUsing the simplest drawing materials—ink on paper—Lewis created a complex image. His variation of vertical lines, the density of ink, the size of marks, and the amount of smudging all contribute to a composition that pulsates with energy. Lewis adapted the language of sound—“echoes”— for this image, and the rhythmic pattern has a visual beat, like an improvised line of jazz music.
