Lady at the Laundromat
Artist
Rebecca Davenport
(American, born 1943)
CultureAmerican
Date1974
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 66 1/4 x 72 in. (168.3 x 182.9 cm)
InscribedSigned "R.D. 1974".
Credit LineGift of Dr. Robert M. Rubin
Object number77.443
Not on view
DescriptionOil on canvas painting depicting a woman in a laundromat. She wears a green shirt, brown jacket and pants, with a headscarf tied under her chin. In the background is a poster with the service costs. Label TextRebecca Davenport American, b. 1943 Lady at the Laundromat, 1974 Oil on canvas Gift of Dr. Robert M. Rubin 77.443 Exhibition History"Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Va., March 1 - July 4, 1976. "American Figure Painting, 1950-1980," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., October 17 - November 30, 1980. Published ReferencesDennis R. Anderson, _Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum_, exh. cat., Norfolk, Va., 1975, 237. Thomas W. Styron, _American Figure Painting 1950-1980_, exh. cat., The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1980, 81, 111.
