Siesta

Artist John Whorf (American, 1903-1959)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1925

MediumWatercolor on paper

Dimensions15 × 20 3/4 in. (38.1 × 52.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 27 1/8 × 22 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (68.9 × 56.5 × 6 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Macon and Joan Brock Collection of American Art

Object number2023.4.5

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a watercolor painting that depicts three women--two seated and one laying in the grass.
ProvenanceMargaret Brown Gallery, Boston Galleries Maurice Sternberg, Chicago, 1990 Mr. and Mrs. David Wintermann, until 2007 The Macon and Joan Brock Collection of American Art, 2008 Exhibition HistoryWatercolor: An American Medium, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, February 12–June 23, 2019. "A Shared Vision: The Macon and Joan Brock Collection of American Art," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 8, 2023 — March 10, 2024.