Young Musicians
Artist
Gandy Brodie
(American, 1925 - 1975)
CultureAmerican
Date1958
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 72 x 84 in. (182.9 x 213.4 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated, reverse upper right: "YOUNG MUSICIANS 1958 GANDY BRODIE"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3088
Not on view
Description5 black male figures standing and playing musicians. One man plays a stand-up bass and another plays a trumpet.Label TextGandy Brodie American, 1925–1975 Young Musicians, 1958 Oil on canvas In Young Musicians, Gandy Brodie gives visual form to the sounds and rhythms of jazz. After studying dance with Martha Graham and learning about bepop and jazz from his friend Billie Holiday, Broadie turned to painting, creating works that emphasize movement and sound. As seen here, his heavy outlining and blocky spacing highlight the independence of each figure, while repeated marks and densely painted layers unify them, providing a vivid expression of improvised music. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.3088 Exhibition History"American Figure Painting, 1950-1980," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., October 17 - November 30, 1980. "Remix Redux: A Fresh Mix For Our Modern And Contemporary Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, August 15 - December 30, 2012. "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021.Published ReferencesThomas W. Styron, _American Figure Painting 1950-1980_, exh. cat., The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1980, 20, 111.
Unknown
Gioacchino Giuseppe Serangeli
ca. 1799
In the Manner of the Lysippides Painter
ca. 530-520 B.C.E.
