The Wonder of Assirea 310 B.C. (recto); Untitled (verso)
Joseph Yoakum
1906–1972
- Medium
- Watercolor and blue ballpoint pen (recto); graphite (verso) on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 9/16 in.)
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
drawings (visual works)paintpencilfiber-tip pensgouacheprints and drawingpenswatercolormarkers (drawing instruments)colored pencilcoating (material)paper (fiber product)water-base paint
About
The source of this subject is not certain. Knowing of Yoakum's circus experiences it is possible that the artist modeled the "Wonder of Assirea" after a performer whom he knew or had seen. Whatever the source, Yoakum drew no fewer than four versions of this subject, all of which are documented in Whitney Halstead's archive of slides made from Yoakum's drawings.
