Atlantic and Pacific
Thomas Flavell
ca. 1940
Medium
Pastel on paper
Dimensions
19 1/4 × 24 1/8 in. (48.9 × 61.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Pennsylvania W. P. A., 1943
Accession Number
43.46.8
Tags
Buildings
About the Artist
Thomas Flavell · 1906–1975
Thomas Flavell (1906–1975) was born in Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, and developed his artistic talents in the vibrant cultural milieu of Philadelphia. He studied at the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), where he trained under the guidance of Grace Thorp Gemberling, honing his skills in drawing and painting. This rigorous education equipped him with a modernist sensibility, emphasi...