Outdoor Art Fair Lafayette Park

Object Details

Artist

John N. Robinson

Caption

This oil on canvas painting depicts an outdoor art fair at Lafayette Square in Washington, DC with art stalls, a monument of General Lafayette, and dozens of figures. The work, painted in a tight, realistic style, features individuals engaged in conversation, sitting, walking, and lounging on the grass. A woman sits for a portrait by the artist Louis Haynes in the foreground. In the left stall, the artist of this painting, John Robinson, displays some of his actual works, including the Portrait of Maud Jones, currently in the collection of the Anacostia Community Museum. Outdoor art fairs like this one, sponsored by the Times-Herald, offered Robinson an opportunity to exhibit his work and make connections outside the sphere of commercial galleries, which, at that time, would not show work by African American artists. Robinson went on to win multiple awards and recognition for his works at the annual fairs.

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Este óleo sobre lienzo representa una feria de arte al aire libre en la plaza Lafayette de Washington D.C., con puestos de arte, un monumento al general Lafayette y decenas de individuos. La obra, pintada en un estilo preciso y realista, muestra a personas conversando, sentadas, paseando y recostadas sobre la hierba. En primer plano, una mujer posa sentada ante el pintor Louis Haynes. A la izquierda, el artista de este cuadro, John Robinson, expone algunas de sus obras propias, entre ellas el Retrato de Maud Jones, actualmente en la colección del Anacostia Community Museum (2004.0005.0001). Las ferias de arte al aire libre como ésta, patrocinadas por el medio Times-Herald, ofrecían a Robinson la oportunidad de mostrar su obra y establecer contactos fuera del ámbito de las galerías comerciales, que en aquella época no exponían obras de artistas afroamericanos. Robinson obtuvo numerosos premios y reconocimiento en las ferias anuales.

Cite As

Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Graham Holdings Company

1946

Accession Number

2017.15.1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

35 7/8 × 39 13/16 in. (91.2 × 101.2 cm)

Other (Frame): 42 1/2 × 46 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (108 × 118.4 × 4.8 cm)

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Record ID

acm_2017.15.1

Metadata Usage (text)

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GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8a3b036aa-5747-4f27-827a-5dc7d93973a4