GENERAL DESCRIPTION
“The artist discovers beauty and meaning in whatever environment he is cast by chance,” Isaac Soyer wrote in 1947, “for no matter where he is born and grows up, his life work is set for him, to glorify and describe intimately and sympathetically, the people and the physical appearance of everything around him.” The bustle of a busy day in a beauty parlor animates this dynamic New York scene by Soyer, who concentrated on life in the city during the early 20th century.The painter used childhood friends as models for the man in the background at right and the woman in front getting a manicure. The hubbub of human activities competes with the dramatic patterned tile floor for the viewer’s attention.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label text, 2005
NOTES
Created in 1934
Object File Reviewed
Model for female figure LR, in red hat, identified as Lillian Stein Cirker by letter dated August 12, 2003, from Mrs. Cirker's grandaughter, Nara Sadagursky. See letter in paper object file.
realism? social realism?
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Artist/designers
Soyer, Isaac (American, 1907-1981)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: New York (New York/United States): TGN: 7007567
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PROVENANCE
From 1935: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of the Public Works of Art Project [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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WEB RESOURCES
- The 1930s Beauty Salon, YouTube~Watch this footage from a beauty salon filmed in 1934, the same year this painting was created.
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FUN FACTS
- The model for the female figure wearing a red hat has been identified as Lillian Stein Cirker. It was painted shortly after her engagement.
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General Description
“The artist discovers beauty and meaning in whatever environment he is cast by chance,” Isaac Soyer wrote in 1947, “for no matter where he is born and grows up, his life work is set for him, to glorify and describe intimately and sympathetically, the people and the physical appearance of everything around him.” The bustle of a busy day in a beauty parlor animates this dynamic New York scene by Soyer, who concentrated on life in the city during the early 20th century.The painter used childhood friends as models for the man in the background at right and the woman in front getting a manicure. The hubbub of human activities competes with the dramatic patterned tile floor for the viewer’s attention.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label text, 2005
Fun Facts
- The model for the female figure wearing a red hat has been identified as Lillian Stein Cirker. It was painted shortly after her engagement.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- The 1930s Beauty Salon, YouTube~Watch this footage from a beauty salon filmed in 1934, the same year this painting was created.
Notes
Created in 1934
Object File Reviewed
Model for female figure LR, in red hat, identified as Lillian Stein Cirker by letter dated August 12, 2003, from Mrs. Cirker's grandaughter, Nara Sadagursky. See letter in paper object file.
realism? social realism?
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Soyer, Isaac (American, 1907-1981)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: New York (New York/United States): TGN: 7007567
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1935: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of the Public Works of Art Project [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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