Driftwood
Date1944
Artist
Reuben Tam
(American painter, 1916–1991)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions16 7/8 × 30 in. (42.9 × 76.2 cm)
frame: 22 1/2 × 35 3/4 in. (57.2 × 90.8 cm)
frame: 22 1/2 × 35 3/4 in. (57.2 × 90.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of John L. Sexton, 1955
Object number1955-16
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis work by Tam incorporates strong personal memories and associations of his childhood in Hawaii, especially in its references to black volcanic rock, driftwood and crashing waves. Although geometric in form, Tam's work incorporates expressive elements in its roughly painted and scratched surface.
