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Artist
Creation date
1934
Materials
oil on canvas
Mark Descriptions
signed and dated, L.R.: Cecil Head / 34
Dimensions
28 1/2 x 25 7/16 in.
33 x 39 7/8 in. (framed)
Credit line
Gift of the Artist
Accession number
82.328
Collection
Not Currently On View
Cecil Head derived his subject matters from views of downtown Indianapolis.
Builders presents bricklayers and masons constructing an apartment building at Tenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
The complex color harmonies combined with strong contrasts are typical of the artist’s sense of color.
