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Music
Philip Evergood1933, revised 1959
Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, United States
Look at the variety of faces in this informal orchestra, a symphony of humanity uniting different ages, genders, races, and social classes. The artist stands on the right side, facing us with his violin held aloft in a proud salute. Philip Evergood painted Music for the Pierre Degeyter Club in New York, a union of left-wing composers and intellectuals. With its deliberately coarse and naïve style, Evergood’s painting is akin to the anthems and folk ballads created by his fellow Degeyter Club members, blending ideology and art to make a clear and powerful political statement.
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Details
- Title: Music
- Creator: Philip Evergood
- Creator Lifespan: 1901/1973
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Bridgewater, CT
- Creator Birth Place: New York City, NY
- Date Created: 1933, revised 1959
- Location Created: New York City, NY, United States
- Provenance: The artist; ACA Galleries, New York, 1933; Mr. & Mrs. Harris J. Klein, Brooklyn, New York, after 1946; ACA Galleries, New York; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., in memory of Jack Forker Chrysler, to the Chrysler Museum, 1980.
- Physical Dimensions: 67 x 119 1/2 in. (170.2 x 303.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. in memory of Jack Forker Chrysler
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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