Ink drawing of face of man. (This work shown on p.117 w/description p.116, in book "Andrew Dasburg" (Library No.ND 237 D25 A4 1979) Quote from book: "Much can be learned of Dasburg's change of di- rection in the post WWII years by comparing his 1939 drawing..... with a likeness of Angonio Vigil done two decades later. Other & freer means were used to interpret and project some of the sub- ject's underlying qualities. As Dasburg drew this elderly man,he was less concerned with refashioning the topography of his fea- tures than with creating a generalized impression of the many elderly Spanish Americans he has known during his 50 years of residence in New Mexico. This he achieved through the use of in- cisive accents and freely drawn, entangled strokes. What appears to be a spontaneous improvisation lacking in amplification is in fact a convincing statement of the man's "presence." On a spar- ingly modeled form, the neutral ground and the head were united, so that our eyes are allowed to travel freely through and around various parts of the body without reducing sense of weightiness..

This object has the following keywords:

• Drawing
• Taos Moderns (1950s-1960s)
• Work on paper

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• The Human Form: Works on Paper from the Old Jail Art Center , 4/1/1987 - 6/15/1987
• A + A: Albany to Amarillo , 7/8/1995 - 8/13/1995
• The Ruby Portfolio , 2/22/2020 - 8/22/2020

This object is a member of the following portfolios: