White Acrobat

© The Estate of James Edward Davis

White Acrobat

Currently not on view

White Acrobat,

1932

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

Title
White Acrobat
Dates

1932

Maker
James Edward Davis
Medium
Oil on canvas-board
Dimensions
40.4 × 25.2 cm (15 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.) frame: 54.6 × 39.4 × 4.1 cm (21 1/2 × 15 1/2 × 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James Edward Davis, Class of 1923
Object Number
y1963-33
Signatures
Signed and dated on back: J. E. Davis / August 28, 1932
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas board
Subject
trapezes, geometric abstraction, figures (representations), men, acrobats

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