Broken Window
1975
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airbrush with acrylic, graphite, and colored pencil on Strathmore wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 101.76 × 76.52 cm (40 1/16 × 30 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection
Accession Number
2015.19.2942
Art Historical Context
Ed McGowin's *Broken Window* (1975) is a striking mixed-media drawing that captures the innovative spirit of 197s American art. Measuring 40 1/16 × 30 1/8 inches, this work on Strathmore wove paper to the Corcoran, now housed in the Gallery of Art's Department of Drawings (CG-W). The evocative title suggests themes of disruption or fractured perception, rendered with meticulous precision during an era when artists were pushing the boundaries of realism and illusionism. McGowin employs airbrush with acrylic for seamless gradients and luminous effects, layered with graphite and colored pencil f...
About the Artist
Ed McGowin
Ed McGowin, born William Edward McGowin on June 2, 1938, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is an American painter, sculptor, and conceptual artist now based in New York City and Miami Beach, Florida. His early life is not well documented, but he drew from Southern roots throughout his career. McGowin earned a B.A. from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1961 and an M.A. in painting from the Univ...