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Figure Sitting

marion marche perkins (1908 – 1961)

Discover Marion Marche Perkins' evocative sculptures & paintings from Chicago’s Renaissance art scene. Explore themes of community & social change through his unique style.

SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah, United States of America)

Explore contemporary art & design at SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah! Discover fashion, photography, African American art, and more within a historic Greek Revival building. A unique learning experience.

Marion Perkins was one of Chicago?s foremost Renaissance sculptors and was known for his compact and expressive carved stone heads and figures. Using stone from derelict city buildings, Perkins transformed his rough found materials into realist forms skillfully carved in a manner similar to European modernist sculptors and believed the style befit the African American themes he chose to represent. Figure Sitting, with its evenly polished surface and compressed form, is an early work predating a more mature style the artist developed in the 1940s and 50s. While a juxtaposition of textures is more evident in later works, Figure Sitting is no less emotive with its striking expression and pensive posture.

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Title: Figure Sitting
Artist: marion marche perkins
Year: 1939
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: SCAD Museum of Art
Color intensity: Monochromatic
Perceived brightness: brilliant

Figure Sitting

marion marche perkins (1908 – 1961)

SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah, United States of America)

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