City Scene I (From the American Portfolio)

CREATOR:
Johnson, Lester (American, 1919-2010)
DATE:
1980
MEDIUM:
Lithograph,
IMAGE SIZE:
28" x 21"
CREDIT:
Gift of John Onodi through the London Arts Group

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Objects Notes

Animated men and women bounding in nervous energy are portrayed as characters caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. Figures never stare at each other. Each is seeking self in the empty struggle of modern life.

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