Shells
Maker and role
Artist: Carl Rice Embrey, American, 1938-2022
Year
1972
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Acrylic on panel
Measurements
47 7/8 x 71 7/8in (121.6 x 182.6cm)
Credit line
Museum purchase with funds from Charline and Red McCombs
Accession number
1998.3
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
Named for the shells in the foreground, Shells shows the expanse of the Embrey family homestead in Hamilton, Texas, where Carl Rice Embrey spends much of his time drawing, photographing, and carefully observing the surroundings. In his San Antonio studio, Embrey paints compositions that evoke memories of the land where he grew up and his personal feelings about family and friends who once occupied the structures there. No longer filled with the warmth and life he knew as a child, the buildings in the distance have also become empty shells to the artist.
Copyright
© Carl Rice Embrey
Documentation
Paintings by Carl Embrey: September 13- October 18, 1974: Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute; 1974
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; 214
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; 214
Signature & date
Signed, l.r.: C. Embrey
Dated, l.r.: 72
Labeled by artist on verso: Shells/June July August 1972/Acrylic polymer emulsion on presswood panel/entirely from memory/Carl R. Embrey
Dated, l.r.: 72
Labeled by artist on verso: Shells/June July August 1972/Acrylic polymer emulsion on presswood panel/entirely from memory/Carl R. Embrey
Subject period
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