Bagdad
1923
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial
Accession Number
1967.45.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Bagdad** (1923) by Allen is a captivating female portrait housed in the Smithsonian American Art, gifted through the artist's memorial collection. Painted during the vibrant post-World War I era, this work exemplifies Tucker's role as a pioneering American modernist. Associated with the Ashcan School and early 20th-century modernism, Tucker drew from Post-Impressionist influences, bold colors and expressive brushwork to infuse his subjects with emotional depth and vitality. The title *Bagdad* evokes exoticism, possibly alluding to the ancient city's mystique amid the 1920s fascination with ...