Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Gus Hall
Image View:
Overall view with frame
Creator:
Alice Neel (American painter, 1900-1984)
Location:
exhibition: Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles (Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
Location Note:
35 Rue du Dr Fanton
GPS:
43.678084 4.625612
Date:
1981 (creation)
Cultural Context:
American
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Subjects:
contemporary (1960 to present); portrait; Labor unions; Communist Party
Description:
From the exhibit "Alice Neel. Painter of Modern Life," March 4-September 17, 2017. From the Estate of Alice Neel. Gus Hall (born Arvo Kustaa Halberg; October 8, 1910-October 13, 2000) was a labor leader and chairman of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and its four-time U.S. presidential candidate. Neel's paintings have an expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-NEEL-GH-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Gus Hall