GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This small-scale, sensuous sculpture captures the intimate relationship between two figures through the interplay of glance, gesture, and body position. Their heads lean back, resting on each other's shoulders as their bodies touch from cheek to calf. Eyes closed, the pair occupies a private sensory realm. In Slow Shuffle, the marks of the chisel are an integral part of the surface, uniting the forms and revealing the artist's technical prowess.
Adapted from
- Eleanor Jones Harvey, DMA acquisition proposal (2001.47), March 2001.
- William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy (2001.47), May 2006.
- Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy (2001.47), Sept 2009.
NOTES
Have removed completed tag and retagged with draft in an attempt to trigger harvest. Jan 28, 2017. After revisions, this note is being tagged complete and the GDoc is moved to Queta's folder to be reviewed. (2/23/2017)
The following essay was found on TAZ in June 2016 after this note was routed and completed. Text added to TMS as a text entry- 2/23/2017.
Dorothy Austin’s Slow Shuffle, carved in c. 1939, echoes themes present in her other works. Instead of relying on a single individual as with Noggin and Male Torso, Austin pairs a man and a woman together to show the power of their union. Simultaneously supporting and leaning on one another, the couple creates stability while finding repose in each other. The Wrestlers, another plaster sculpture by Austin of a counterbalanced couple, received high acclaim in the New York Press.
Alexandra Wellington, DMA research essay (2001.47), June 2011.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Dorothy Austin: ULAN
Cultures
Geography
Produced- Dallas, TX
Nationality- Dallas, TX
Process/materials
plaster: AAT: 300014922
chisel: AAT: 300024665
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
texture: AAT: 300056362
African American: AAT: 300018125
couple: DMA
dance: AAT: 300054144
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 2001: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from Valley House Gallery Inc., Dallas, TX, May 2001
AUDIO ASSETS
Dorothy Austin Interview at the Dallas Museum of Art, October 30, 2009. Transcribed by Hillary Bober.13310634: UMO
Object number added to Piction.
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WEB RESOURCES
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
- "Her hobbies are Chinese poetry and the serving of chicken piloff suppers in her studio." [italics in original] (Esse F. O'Brien, Art and Artists of Texas (Dallas, 1935), 239.)
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General Description
This small-scale, sensuous sculpture captures the intimate relationship between two figures through the interplay of glance, gesture, and body position. Their heads lean back, resting on each other's shoulders as their bodies touch from cheek to calf. Eyes closed, the pair occupies a private sensory realm. In Slow Shuffle, the marks of the chisel are an integral part of the surface, uniting the forms and revealing the artist's technical prowess.
Adapted from
- Eleanor Jones Harvey, DMA acquisition proposal (2001.47), March 2001.
- William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy (2001.47), May 2006.
- Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy (2001.47), Sept 2009.
Fun Facts
- "Her hobbies are Chinese poetry and the serving of chicken piloff suppers in her studio." [italics in original] (Esse F. O'Brien, Art and Artists of Texas (Dallas, 1935), 239.)
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Have removed completed tag and retagged with draft in an attempt to trigger harvest. Jan 28, 2017. After revisions, this note is being tagged complete and the GDoc is moved to Queta's folder to be reviewed. (2/23/2017)
The following essay was found on TAZ in June 2016 after this note was routed and completed. Text added to TMS as a text entry- 2/23/2017.
Dorothy Austin’s Slow Shuffle, carved in c. 1939, echoes themes present in her other works. Instead of relying on a single individual as with Noggin and Male Torso, Austin pairs a man and a woman together to show the power of their union. Simultaneously supporting and leaning on one another, the couple creates stability while finding repose in each other. The Wrestlers, another plaster sculpture by Austin of a counterbalanced couple, received high acclaim in the New York Press.
Alexandra Wellington, DMA research essay (2001.47), June 2011.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Dorothy Austin: ULAN
Cultures
Geography
Produced- Dallas, TX
Nationality- Dallas, TX
Process/materials
plaster: AAT: 300014922
chisel: AAT: 300024665
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
texture: AAT: 300056362
African American: AAT: 300018125
couple: DMA
dance: AAT: 300054144
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 2001: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from Valley House Gallery Inc., Dallas, TX, May 2001
AUDIO ASSETS
Dorothy Austin Interview at the Dallas Museum of Art, October 30, 2009. Transcribed by Hillary Bober.13310634: UMO
Object number added to Piction.
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