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Object Details
- Artist
- Clarice Smith, born Washington, DC 1933
- Luce Center Label
- Clarice Smith loves horses and has created many paintings of equestrian events, including races, polo matches, and show jumping. In Big Race, she emphasized the fast-paced action of the event by painting the horses and their riders at close range. The huddled figures and intent expressions of the jockeys reveal the breathtaking proximity of the riders as they maneuver for advantage and head toward the finish line. The horizontal format of the canvas and Smith's lively brushstrokes underscore the drama of the race as we imagine the horses thundering around the track.
- Luce Object Quote
- "I see the horse as a dynamic beautiful form; a combination of power and grace." Artist's statement, 2003
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Melvin and Ryna Cohen and the Funger Foundation, Norma Lee and Morton Funger
- 2001
- Object number
- 2003.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 36 1/2 x 76 1/2 in. (92.7 x 194.3 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group\male
- Occupation\sport\jockey
- Equestrian
- Record ID
- saam_2003.3
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f1d6a682-d97e-43e8-91e1-00e7ce1033e8
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