Mark Tobey
Artist
Marvin Lazarus
(American, 1918 - 1982)
CultureAmerican
Date20th century
MediumPhotograph
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 3/8 × 9 1/8 in. (18.7 × 23.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 1/16 × 20 in. (61.1 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 1/16 × 20 in. (61.1 × 50.8 cm)
InscribedSigned
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2207.16
Not on view
DescriptionBlack and white photograph depicting Mark Tobey, with head in profile looking towards the viewer's left.Label TextMarvin Lazarus American, 1918–1982 Mark Tobey, 20th century Photograph Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2207.16 Marvin Lazarus’s portfolio, which he began in 1958, captures preeminent artists in the mature stages of their careers. He began his own career as an lawyer, serving as assistant attorney general in New York before quitting to pursue photography. Once a powerful man now engaged in an artistic second profession, does Lazarus see himself eye to eye with these established artists? The artists’ demeanors in their portraits suggest they take the endeavor seriously as though in the presence of an equal.Exhibition History"Facing Ourselves: Mike Disfarmer and the American Portrait," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 16, 2022 - May 14, 2023.
Marvin Lazarus
Marvin Lazarus
Marvin Lazarus
Marvin Lazarus
