Garden Scene with Umbrella

c. 1965

Garden Scene with Umbrella , c. 1965. Joseph O'Sickey (American, 1918–2013). Oil on canvas; framed: 103.5 x 82.2 x 3.5 cm (40 3/4 x 32 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.); overall: 101.5 x 80.6 cm (39 15/16 x 31 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Shuree Abrams 2007.168 A former professor at Kent State University, O'Sickey maintained a prolific career spanning more than seven decades. Among his most recognizable works are the garden and landscape subjects that helped solidify his artistic reputation during the mid-1960s. Full of radiant color often applied with mosaic-like dabs of pigment, these compositions are further enlivened by patches of bare canvas. As a child, O’Sickey attended Saturday classes in illustration here at the Cleveland Museum of Art.