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Artist |
Smith III, Lee N. |
Caption |
Sound Stealers |
Collection |
TMA |
Credit Line |
The Barrett Collection, Dallas, Texas, gift of the Dallas Museum of Art |
Date |
1989 |
Description |
Oil on canvas of people dressed in thick coats and hats working in the snow. One holds a red device with a cord attached to it, while the other figures run the cord and attach it to a snow-covered wire fence. Artist Lee N. Smith III moved to Dallas from New Orleans at the age of six. Smith has had no formal art training, but began in 1974 and was selected as one of less than thirty artists chosen to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale. Smith quickly became acclaimed for painting and prints that draw from his childhood memories, often set in surreal suburban landscapes using vivid colors. See "2011.12 Justification Statement" and "2011.12 Additional Research" in Media Files |
Dimensions |
H-45 W-59 inches |
Medium |
Oil |
Material |
Oil on canvas |
Catalog Number |
2011.12 |
Title |
Sound Stealers |