Fourth of July
Artist
Roy DeCarava
(American, 1919-2009)
CultureAmerican
Date1979, printed 1991
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsOverall, Support: 22 × 18 in. (55.9 × 45.7 cm)
Overall, Image: 8 x 11 in. (20.3 x 27.9 cm)
Overall, Image: 8 x 11 in. (20.3 x 27.9 cm)
InscribedEach signed, dated and numbered in pencil in the margin
Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank
Object number2002.15.9
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a photogravure of a scene at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York on the United States day of independence. It depicts a park with a pond in the near distance; many children and families populate the landscape.ProvenanceRoy DeCarava, 1991; Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, Ny.; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank, 2002. Published ReferencesRoy DeCarava, with intro. by Sherry Turner, _Roy DeCarava: Twelve Photogravures_ (Renaissance Press, 1991), 1-12.
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