Ballet Scene

© The Estate of James Edward Davis

Ballet Scene

Currently not on view

Ballet Scene,

1937

James Edward Davis, 1901–1974; born Clarksburg, WV; died Princeton, NJ; active New York and Princeton
x1968-52

Information

Title
Ballet Scene
Dates

1937

Maker
James Edward Davis
Medium
Watercolor and lithographic crayon
Dimensions
50.8 x 76.3 cm. (20 x 30 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist, Class of 1923
Object Number
x1968-52
Signatures
Signed and dated in crayon, lower right: James Edward Davis - Jan. 27 - '37
Inscription
in crayon, lower left: Ballet Scene in graphite, on verso: "Ballet Scene" | Water-color & litho. crayon -1937 | By | James E. Davis
Culture
American
Type
watercolors, drawings
Materials
watercolor, lithographic crayons, illustration board
Subject
dancing (activity), dancers, ballet dancers, figures (representations), women

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