Noah Buchanan [NRA 2021] : Study for education, 2021.

 

SAL record control number: 101183 ;

Record level: Item ;

Record type: Movable work ;

Work title: Study for education  [title from artist] ;

Alternate work titles:
2021 : Study for education  [title from artist] ;

Work date: 2021  [from artist] ;

Work creator: Noah Buchanan [NRA 2021] ;

Work medium: Graphite, charcoal, chalk and crayon on prepared paper ;
Work dimensions: 30 x 22 inches [unframed] ;

Inscribed / signed front: [unknown] ;

Verso: [unknown] ;

SAL category: Works on paper ;
SAL sub-category: Drawings ;

Archives of American Art subjects:
Allegory
Allegory — Education
Art
Art — American
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State)
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State) ― Salmagundi
Figure
Figure female
Figure female — Full length

Description of work:

Allegorical figure for education (lower figure):
● A youthful figure seated upon the globe/earth, conveying that education is a worldly, broad-scoped matter, and additionally that education is built upon the ages of human existence.
● Her pose is overtly engrossed in reading a book, showing her intense pursuit of education.
● Her sash is also of gold, like the golden cloaked figure of intelligence behind/above her, showing that her pursuit of education affiliates and designates her for maturation into intelligence.

Provenance:
2021 SCNY, gift of the artist, accession #[tba] ;
2021 Noah Buchanan [NRA 2021], the artist .

Exhibition history:
2021 SCNY Noah Buchanan : library studies October 17 – November 19.

References / citations:
– Collection database, accession #[tba].

Notes:

 

Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artwork/?p=101183

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2021.101183

Record birth date:
July 4, 2021

Last updated: October 18, 2021 at 13:23 pm