A Hal West Showing at Cerrillos Flats
Artist
Jerry R. West
(American, born 1933)
Date1982
Mediumacrylic on paper
DimensionsFrame: 24 × 38 in. (61 × 96.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Alexis Shannez Dudelczyk, 2016
Object number2016.7
DescriptionA naked silver haired woman with her arms outstretched takes center stage of the painting; two snow-capped mountains in background; groups of people in different settings cluster in the mid-ground.eMuseum Notes
From Hal West: "A Hal West Showing at Cerrillos Flats. Hal's dead, but Hal shows up...anyway. So does his sister, Etna. Hal notices things about his paintings others don't. He's thrilled. And though in life, Hal didn't know or respect Pablo Picasso -- they now sit together in the corner of the old living room, smoking and talking. The young Jewish women in the kitchen talk of art and sex. The older women near the stove speak loudly of food. Later, Canyon Road with working class card players, Italian opera, memories, warm fall sun - a beautiful young silver haired guide meets me at the old red gate - tells me to trust myself - know my own feelings."
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