Image

RISDM 1994-091.tif

Louis Lozowick

Luna Park

Description

Maker

Louis Lozowick (American, b. Russia, 1892-1973)

Title

Luna Park

Year

ca. 1929

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, chalk

Dimensions

Sight: 45.1 x 32.7 cm (17 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In image, inscribed in ink, "Louis Lozowick" ; below image inscribed in pencil, "Luna Park (Drawing)"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stambler

Object Number

1994.091

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Urban America, 1930-1970
Dec 01, 2006 – Feb 25, 2007
Modernism in the Americas
Jun 20, 2003 – Aug 31, 2003
Recent Acquisitions
Inclusive and Diverse
Feb 18, 2000 – Apr 16, 2000

Label copy

This image complements the Museum's strong holding of modernist drawings executed in America between 1910 and 1940, a period of originality that was influenced by technological, political, and social change. Lozowick first came to the U.S. in 1906, returned to Europe in 1920, and was back in New York in 1924. While in Europe, he joined the German Novembergruppe, which included El Lissitsky and Kasimir Malevich, and began to exhibit in 1921. This drawing depicts Coney Island, which was built in 1920 as an amusement park for New Yorkers. Lozowick executed a number of images that portray people engaged in a variety of urban activities.

Early Modernism in America
Feb 24, 1995 – Apr 16, 1995

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Louis Lozowick (American, b. Russia, 1892-1973)
Luna Park, ca. 1929
Chalk, ink, pencil, and conté crayon on paper
Sight: 45.1 x 32.7 cm (17 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stambler 1994.091

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