Artwork
Bus Stop
Artist
David Bates
(American, born 1952)
DepartmentContemporary Art
Date1986
MediumMonotype
Dimensions56 × 42 in. (142.2 × 106.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Bill and Sue Bounds in honor of Tom Spicer
Object number2017.23.2
DescriptionImage of a woman wearing a striped sleeveless dress standing on a sidewalk. Background is a field of greenery with a blue sky and white clouds in the upper register. The woman is holding a red and yellow striped umbrella above her head and several purses/bags.Label TextThe paintings, sculptures, and works on paper of Dallas-based artist David Bates are influenced by his deep affinity for the South, its people, and the physical and cultural landscape, especially the Grassy Lakes region of western Arkansas and the Texas Gulf Coast. In Bus Stop, he combines the vivid colors, bold forms, and thick black lines found in the work of modernist masters such as Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950) and Marsden Hartley (American, 1877–1943) with his lifelong passion for folk art.
(Suzanne Weaver, 2019)Not on view
Collections
20th century
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