Mad House
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Title
Mad House
Creator
Jonah Kinigstein
Creator Biography
b. 1923 Coney Island. Studied at Cooper Union 1941. US Army 1942-45. Post war studied in Paris and Rome. Fulbright scholar. Lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Place Made
New York, NY
Description
Five figures. One with white robes and medals. Figure behind wears brown robes and tall headgear and holds a large ring of keys. Figure on right has white robe and red scarf headgear. Figure on left, possibly female, has sleeveless dress and brimmed hat. Figure in lower left wears a white mask. In response to a query regarding subject, the artist wrote "The subject matter, of course, is an insane asylum where each person imagines himself anything except who he really is. There is a pope perhaps, an army figure displaying his medals, a person with a mask fearful of exposing who he truly is and so on. Just like the people in my book 'The Tower of Babel in the Art World'".
Inscription
(front of painting) lower right: Kinigstein. (back of painting) central, in paint, "Mad House" Jonah Kinigstein 1967, 123 2nd Ave. NYC
Date Created
1967
Century
20th
Item Dimensions
108 cm. h. x 154 cm. w., framed
Medium
painting
Materials
oil on board
Provenance
Gift of the Artist
Acession Number
1971.238
Accession Year
1971
Photo Number
20160031
Bibliography
Burger, Gretchen. The Emperors New Clothes: A Profile of artist agitator Jonah Kinigstein. Http://vimeo.com/115724980
Creator Last name
Kinigstein
Creator First Name
Jonah