GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This vantage chosen by Grosz was somewhat atypical for postcard views of the city, but it allowed him a clear view of the skyscrapers that dominated the skyline of Dallas, most prominently the Mercantile Building, the Magnolia Building, the Davis Building, and the Adolphus hotel, where Grosz stayed when he visited Dallas to make sketches for the series Impressions of Dallas of which this work was a part.
Adapted from
Heather MacDonald, Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2012), 42.
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Created in 1952
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Currently listed as European on Brain. Going to be changed, so I'm tagging this American. 6/2/18
(Flower of the Prairie Intro section 1 p1) " I had a big job in Dallas, Texas—came back with a 10-gallon cowboy hat and a really sharp pair of real cowboy boots (I was honored with a gift). Hell of a town, but also a bit melancholic, the prairies and the endless expanse. Sixty years ago...when I was reading the cheap romances with colorful titles about Texas Jack, I never thought that I would see Texas, even in old age."—George Grosz, January 14, 1953
Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2012:
This view of downtown Dallas from the southeast appears in three images from the series, and photographs show the artist sketching the skyline from this point southeast of downtown. The vantage point chosen by Grosz allowed him a clear view of the skyscrapers that dominated the Dallas skyline, most prominently the Mercantile Building, Magnolia Building, Adolphus Hotel, and Davis Building. By the next year, the skyline would be altered by the addition of the Republic National Bank Building, the first of Dallas's postwar skyscrapers, which Grosz documents in early stages of construction in two watercolors from the series.
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Depicted location: Dallas (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013503
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1952: A. Harris and Company, Dallas, commissioned from the artist
c. 1988-1991: The Utley Group, Dallas, TX
From 2012: Dallas Museum of Art, General Acquisitions Fund
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UMO: 13310072 The History and Culture of George Grosz's Dallas, Gallery talk by Carol Roark
UMO: 13310104 Reflections on George Grosz, Gallery talk with Marty Grosz, George Grosz's son
UMO: 13310145 Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas, Gallery talk by Alan Govenar
UMO: 13316195 Frontier Fantasies Meet Frontier Realities: George Grosz in Dallas in 1952, Late Night Lecture by Barbara McCloskey
UMO: 13317549 Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas, Gallery talk by Dr. Heather MacDonald
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General Description
This vantage chosen by Grosz was somewhat atypical for postcard views of the city, but it allowed him a clear view of the skyscrapers that dominated the skyline of Dallas, most prominently the Mercantile Building, the Magnolia Building, the Davis Building, and the Adolphus hotel, where Grosz stayed when he visited Dallas to make sketches for the series Impressions of Dallas of which this work was a part.
Adapted from
Heather MacDonald, Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2012), 42.
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Notes
Created in 1952
Object File Reviewed
Currently listed as European on Brain. Going to be changed, so I'm tagging this American. 6/2/18
(Flower of the Prairie Intro section 1 p1) " I had a big job in Dallas, Texas—came back with a 10-gallon cowboy hat and a really sharp pair of real cowboy boots (I was honored with a gift). Hell of a town, but also a bit melancholic, the prairies and the endless expanse. Sixty years ago...when I was reading the cheap romances with colorful titles about Texas Jack, I never thought that I would see Texas, even in old age."—George Grosz, January 14, 1953
Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2012:
This view of downtown Dallas from the southeast appears in three images from the series, and photographs show the artist sketching the skyline from this point southeast of downtown. The vantage point chosen by Grosz allowed him a clear view of the skyscrapers that dominated the Dallas skyline, most prominently the Mercantile Building, Magnolia Building, Adolphus Hotel, and Davis Building. By the next year, the skyline would be altered by the addition of the Republic National Bank Building, the first of Dallas's postwar skyscrapers, which Grosz documents in early stages of construction in two watercolors from the series.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location: Dallas (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013503
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
1952: A. Harris and Company, Dallas, commissioned from the artist
c. 1988-1991: The Utley Group, Dallas, TX
From 2012: Dallas Museum of Art, General Acquisitions Fund
AUDIO ASSETS
UMO: 13310072 The History and Culture of George Grosz's Dallas, Gallery talk by Carol Roark
UMO: 13310104 Reflections on George Grosz, Gallery talk with Marty Grosz, George Grosz's son
UMO: 13310145 Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas, Gallery talk by Alan Govenar
UMO: 13316195 Frontier Fantasies Meet Frontier Realities: George Grosz in Dallas in 1952, Late Night Lecture by Barbara McCloskey
UMO: 13317549 Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas, Gallery talk by Dr. Heather MacDonald
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