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New Shoes for H

1973–74

Don Eddy

(American, 1944-)
Culture
America
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 122.7 x 133 x 8.2 cm (48 5/16 x 52 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.); Unframed: 111.7 x 121.9 cm (44 x 48 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased with a grant from the NEA and matched by gifts from members of The Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art 1974.53
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

The storefront in New Shoes for H depicts Simco Shoes, a store that once stood on the corner of University and East 14th Street in New York City.

Description

Don Eddy numbers among the American painters called "Photorealists." These artists used photographs as inspiration for skillfully rendered representational images, but in reality, their work did not report the factual accuracy that a photograph implies. Eddy once explained, "You can either look through the window, or at the window, or at the reflection in the window. Nobody ever looks at all three at once, because it is impossible to focus on all three." In New Shoes for H, however, Eddy tried to accomplish this feat. Rather than creating a realistic representation of the matter, Eddy re-interpreted the image, exaggerated colors, and combined elements of several different photographs. Although rendered in a realistic style, the resulting painting is a product of the artist's creativity and interpretation.
Roughly rectangular, vibrant acrylic painting depicting a store window simultaneously showing the shoes in side, glass of the window, and reflection of the buildings on the street outside. The shoes are mainly colored in solid red and yellow, staggered on stands. A person in a plaid shirt and jeans stands on our left, back to us. The buildings are colored in tan shades while a red and green sign reads "SIMCO" along the upper edge.

New Shoes for H

1973–74

Don Eddy

(American, 1944-)
America

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