Artworks

Untitled, 2004

  • Artist

    Lamar Peterson

  • Title

    Untitled

  • Date

    2004

  • Medium

    Acrylic on paper

  • Dimensions

    39 × 37 in. (99.1 × 94 cm) Frame: 39 3/8 × 36 7/8 × 1 in. (100 × 93.7 × 2.5 cm)

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg

  • Object Number

    2014.15.23

At first glance, Lamar Peterson’s landscapes appear idyllic, but they are populated by scenes of disordered fantasy. In Untitled, a group of women in princess-sleeved leotards and Tinkerbelle-style shoes pose around a man as if they have just completed performing a big dance number. However, things take a dark turn as some of their faces melt together, in a scene more nightmare than fairytale. Peterson’s image becomes a cautionary story and imposes a critical gaze on childhood imagery.


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Artworks

Untitled, 2004

  • Artist

    Lamar Peterson

  • Title

    Untitled

  • Date

    2004

  • Medium

    Acrylic on paper

  • Dimensions

    39 × 37 in. (99.1 × 94 cm) Frame: 39 3/8 × 36 7/8 × 1 in. (100 × 93.7 × 2.5 cm)

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg

  • Object Number

    2014.15.23

At first glance, Lamar Peterson’s landscapes appear idyllic, but they are populated by scenes of disordered fantasy. In Untitled, a group of women in princess-sleeved leotards and Tinkerbelle-style shoes pose around a man as if they have just completed performing a big dance number. However, things take a dark turn as some of their faces melt together, in a scene more nightmare than fairytale. Peterson’s image becomes a cautionary story and imposes a critical gaze on childhood imagery.


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