GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In 1934, while working for the Works Progress Administration, Paul Cadmus received a commission from the U.S. Navy to paint a scene of sailors on leave. This etching is a reproduction of that painting. When the finished canvas was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, its vignettes of drunken sailors carousing with prostitutes,—not to mention the suggestion of a gay pickup, offended the Secretary of the Navy, Claude A. Swanson, who demanded the painting be removed from view. Hidden from sight for nearly fifty years, the painting now hangs in the U.S. Navy Museum in Washington, D.C.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
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Created 1934
July 2005
Rebecca Singerman created fun facts.
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Cadmus, Paul (American, 1904-1999)
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Place of origin and depicted location: New York (New York/United States): TGN: 7007567
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PROVENANCE
Until 1937: Collection of Lloyd Goff (1908-1982)
From 1937: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Lloyd Goff [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- Naval History and Heritage Command~Learn about Cadmus' infamous painting The Fleet's In from 1934.
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FUN FACTS
- Many of Cadmus’s public murals, such as Pocahontas Saving the Life of John Smith, Sailors and Floozies, and Seeing the New Year In attracted great controversy for their lewd treatment of patriotic themes.
- The painting that this etching is based on was privately held by the Secretary of the Navy, Claude A. Swanson, until his death. It then hung in a men’s club in Washington, DC before it was returned to public view at the Navy Museum.
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General Description
In 1934, while working for the Works Progress Administration, Paul Cadmus received a commission from the U.S. Navy to paint a scene of sailors on leave. This etching is a reproduction of that painting. When the finished canvas was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, its vignettes of drunken sailors carousing with prostitutes,—not to mention the suggestion of a gay pickup, offended the Secretary of the Navy, Claude A. Swanson, who demanded the painting be removed from view. Hidden from sight for nearly fifty years, the painting now hangs in the U.S. Navy Museum in Washington, D.C.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
Fun Facts
- Many of Cadmus’s public murals, such as Pocahontas Saving the Life of John Smith, Sailors and Floozies, and Seeing the New Year In attracted great controversy for their lewd treatment of patriotic themes.
- The painting that this etching is based on was privately held by the Secretary of the Navy, Claude A. Swanson, until his death. It then hung in a men’s club in Washington, DC before it was returned to public view at the Navy Museum.
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Notes
Created 1934
July 2005
Rebecca Singerman created fun facts.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cadmus, Paul (American, 1904-1999)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin and depicted location: New York (New York/United States): TGN: 7007567
Process/materials
Etching
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1937: Collection of Lloyd Goff (1908-1982)
From 1937: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Lloyd Goff [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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