DETAILS
- Artist
- Philip Guston
- Date
- 1938
- Location
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Culture
- United States
AUDIO DEEP DIVE
Stand in front of it and listen
The full narration walks you through Early Mail Service and Construction of Railroads (mural study, Commerce, Georgia Post Office) — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Philip Guston
Philip Guston, born Phillip Goldstein, was a Canadian and American painter who evolved from abstract expressionism to a raw, cartoonish figuration, often depicting hooded figures he called self-portraits.
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Divided and Divided
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Nighthawks
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Henri Matisse · 1939 · Art Institute of Chicago
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