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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2012.
Fireman
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2012.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2012.

Fireman

Artist Red Grooms (American, b. 1937)
Date1959
MediumMixed media on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 72 x 39 in. (182.9 x 99.1 cm)
ClassificationsModern art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2096
Terms
  • Firemen
  • Fire
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
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DescriptionThis is a mixed media on canvas painting. It shows a fireman in profile; he walks toward the left with a hose in his hand. Black cardboard cutouts form the body of the fireman and his gear; the background is red with dripping and smeared black, framing the fireman. The ground is made of three lines.
Label TextRed Grooms American, b. 1937 Fireman, 1959 Mixed media on canvas Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2096
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