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Exhibition History"Selected Works from the Des Moines Art Center's Permanent Collection," organized by the Waterloo Municipal Galleries, sponsored by the National Bank of Waterloo, Oct. 24 - Nov. 20, 1983; (circulated to: Charles H. MacNider Museum, Mason City, Jan. 15 - Feb. 26, 1984; Muscatine Art Center, Apr. 1 - May 13, 1984; Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, May 27 - July 1, 1984; Sioux City Art Center, July 15 - Aug. 26, 1984)
"Amerika - Traum und Depression 1920 / 40," organized by Neue Gesellschaft fur bildende Kunst, Akademie der Kunste, West Berlin, Nov. 9 - Dec. 28, 1980; (circulated to: Kunstverein, Hamburg, Jan. 11 - Feb. 15, 1981)
Published ReferencesDMAC Bulletin, Jan./Feb. 1980, cover ill.
"Selected Works from the Des Moines Art Center's Permanent Collection," Waterloo Municipal Galleries, IA, 1983, exh. cat. no.25
"Amerika - Traum und Depression 1920 / 40," Neue Gesellschaft fur bildende Kunst, West Berlin, 1980, exh. cat. no. 237, (the painting was incorrectly listed as: Untitled (Two Women looking at a newspaper sitting on a bench in Madison))
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. & b/w ill. p.149, pl.86
This painting depicts two men in Madison Square Park in New York reading the Daily Worker. This bequest was one of many made to a large number of museums throughout the country by the artist's second wife, Felicia Meyer Marsh.
Born in Paris of American parents, Marsh matriculated at Yale and during the 1920's he worked as an illustrator for various New York newspapers and magazines. A trip to Europe exposed him to the art of Titian and Rubens and the latter artist in particular comes to mind in Marsh's baroque compositions, moving forms, and full-bodied portrayals of vigorous young women. His free use of line seems to capture the rhythm of the city and its bustling activity and energy.
Source: Bulletin, January-February, 1980.
Exhibition History"Selected Works from the Des Moines Art Center's Permanent Collection," organized by the Waterloo Municipal Galleries, sponsored by the National Bank of Waterloo, Oct. 24 - Nov. 20, 1983; (circulated to: Charles H. MacNider Museum, Mason City, Jan. 15 - Feb. 26, 1984; Muscatine Art Center, Apr. 1 - May 13, 1984; Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, May 27 - July 1, 1984; Sioux City Art Center, July 15 - Aug. 26, 1984)
"Amerika - Traum und Depression 1920 / 40," organized by Neue Gesellschaft fur bildende Kunst, Akademie der Kunste, West Berlin, Nov. 9 - Dec. 28, 1980; (circulated to: Kunstverein, Hamburg, Jan. 11 - Feb. 15, 1981)
Published ReferencesDMAC Bulletin, Jan./Feb. 1980, cover ill.
"Selected Works from the Des Moines Art Center's Permanent Collection," Waterloo Municipal Galleries, IA, 1983, exh. cat. no.25
"Amerika - Traum und Depression 1920 / 40," Neue Gesellschaft fur bildende Kunst, West Berlin, 1980, exh. cat. no. 237, (the painting was incorrectly listed as: Untitled (Two Women looking at a newspaper sitting on a bench in Madison))
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. & b/w ill. p.149, pl.86
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/8 × 12 1/16 in. (41 × 30.6 cm)
Accession Number 1979.25
Classificationspainting
CopyrightPublic Domain
SignedR. Marsh 1924 (l,r paint)
