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Painting
Sunny Ducks
Daniel Arthur Allen, (1946 - 1974, Rochester, NY)
Allen, Daniel Arthur
United States
1946 - 1974
Male
5 3/16 x 3 7/16 in. (13.1 x 8.8 cm)
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sheet
vertical
sheet
Acrylic
Acrylic
1973
1973
1973
1900-2000, 20th century, birds, paintings
Painting
Nearly 40 years after it entered MAG’s collection, Daniel Allen’s tiny painting was re-discovered by an intern updating records for the museum website. Its quirky sense of humor and mysterious narrative caught her eye. Intern Sarah Gerin says: “Sunny Ducks’ intrigue lies in its ambiguity. It is kind and comforting, yet still forlorn and remote. In the painting, there is no context for what interaction is taking place, where it is taking place, or even its significance. With its enigmatic imagery and striking sense of both kindness and solitude, this scene reveals a clever and playful approach to the universal themes of isolation, alienation, and human relationships.”
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
lower right
Christine Wheat
1975.12
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
75.12DI1
digital image
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