An oil painting of a White woman wearing black standing on a sidewalk in front of a city building.

An oil painting of a woman wearing black standing on a sidewalk in front of a city building.

Chinatown

Stuart Davis (1892-1964)

Date

1912
Object Type

Paintings
Medium

Oil on canvas
Dimensions

37 x 30 1/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
signed and dated l.r. in oil: STUART DAVIS - 1912 -
Mount, verso:
u.l. printed on white label: 6373
u.l. in blue ink on white label: x136
u.l. in ink: G35578
c. printed on white label: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc. / 20 East 79 Street New York, NY 10021 / STUART DAVIS / Chinatown [underlined] 1912 / Oil on canvas / 37 x 30 1/4 inches / SOR #8064 C: HIIHR [in black ink]
c. in ink on white label: 8064/C-1 DAVIS
u.r. printed on blue label: NAME -F- [in blue ink] / RECEIPT & ITEM NO. PHOTO DEPOSITION / 14087348/06 V09A [in blue ink]
u.r. printed on white label: Stuart Davis / Chinatown [in italics] / 1912 / oil on canvas / 37 x 30 1/4 inches
u.r. printed on white label: STUART DAVIS / Chinatown [underlined] 1912 / 37 x 30 1/4 inches / Oil on canvas / G35578
c.r. in grease pencil along edge: x136
l.l. printed on white label: G35578 / Artist Stuart Davis / Title "Chinatown" 1912 / Size 37 x 30 1/4 Medium o/c / Price / MEREDITH LONG & COMPANY / 2323 San Felipe Road Houston, Texas 77019 / V1 [in blue ink on round yellow label]
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase with assistance from the Council
Accession Number

1999.7
Copyright

© Estate of Stuart Davis / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

We the People: Picturing American Identity

June 15–September 8, 2013

This exhibition focuses on the fluidity of national identity through the creations of American artists, particularly in key moments in history when the definition of a singular American identity was challenged and ultimately reshaped.

Location: On view

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