Malcolm Brown. Groovin', 1992. acrylic and oil pastel on board, Image: 122 x 91.5 cm (48 1/16 x 36 in.); Framed: 160.7 x 129.5 cm (63 1/4 x 51 in.). Gift of Mary Pellegrini, 1993.198. Copyrighted undefined.

Groovin'

1992

Malcolm Brown

Malcolm Brown (American, 1931–2020)

Contemporary Art

Groovin', 1992. Malcolm Brown (American, 1931–2020). Acrylic and oil pastel on board; image: 122 x 91.5 cm (48 1/16 x 36 in.); framed: 160.7 x 129.5 cm (63 1/4 x 51 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary Pellegrini 1993.198 © Malcolm Brown Part of a recent series of paintings depicting musical performances, Groovin' by Malcolm Brown uses improvisatory drawing and explosive color to express the speed, rhythm, and energy of jazz. "Art," Brown has written, "is the window through which I share my artistic vision and emotion. . . . My aim is to capture the flavor of time and space with spontaneous color nuances." In 1980, Malcolm Brown and his wife Ernestine opened the Malcolm Brown Gallery in Shaker Heights, Ohio, the first Black-owned fine art gallery in America.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Malcolm Brown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: acrylic and oil pastel on board
Medium: acrylic, oil, pastel, board
Dimensions: Image: 122 x 91.5 cm (48 1/16 x 36 in.); Framed: 160.7 x 129.5 cm (63 1/4 x 51 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Signed lower right: Malcolm Brown
Departments: Contemporary Art
Accession Number: 1993.198
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Pellegrini
Exhibitions: The May Show: 72nd Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve, "May Show 1993," CMA (June 9 - Sept. 5, 1993).
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined