Streetcar
Alternate TitleGoin' to Town
Artist
Jackson Lee Nesbitt
(American, 1913 - 2008)
Date1941
MediumEtching on paper
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 × 12 11/16 inches (25.08 × 32.23 cm)
Credit LineGift of Catherine J. Dobbs in memory of her husband Grant O. Dobbs
Object numberF95-26/2
Signed(plate, l.l. corner): "JACKSON LEE NESBIT 1941"
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DescriptionInterior of tram, motorman seated right. Four men seated, middle, looking right; second man, left, holding rose. Crossed woman's legs, lower left. Cars on street and walkers on sidewalk visible through streetcar windows.Gallery LabelA native of Oklahoma, Jackson Lee Nesbitt studied at the Kansas City Art Institute under Thomas Hart Benton and John Stockton De Martelly. Nesbitt's Streetcar provides a view of bustling activity in downtown Kansas City. Focusing primarily on the male riders and driver, the composition allows for interesting views out onto the street. Adding an erotic charge to this otherwise banal urban subject, a pair of women's legs appears abruptly cropped at the left-hand side.
Copyright© Estate of Jackson Lee Nesbitt
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