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Impression of the New York World's Fair (mural study, Communications Building, World's Fair, Flushing, New York) by Stuart Davis

Impression of the New York World's Fair (mural study, Communications Building, World's Fair, Flushing, New York)

Stuart Davis · 1938

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Artist
Stuart Davis
Date
1938
Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Culture
United States
ART MOVEMENTS
PrecisionismSocial Realism
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THE ARTIST

Stuart Davis

Stuart Davis was a pioneering American modernist painter who infused his canvases with the vibrant energy of jazz and urban life.

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