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Tea for Two (The Collector)

1980

Robert Colescott

(American, 1925–2009)
Culture
America
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Measurements
Overall: 215.5 x 185 x 5 cm (84 13/16 x 72 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Agnes Gund given in honor of Darren Walker 2017.128
Copyright
© Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York)
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
229A Contemporary
Print
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Tea for Two features representations of artworks by Roy Lichtenstein, Barnett Newman, David Smith, and Frank Stella, among other artists.

Description

Robert Colescott is known for his figurative paintings that critique contemporary American culture. Using bright colors, expressive gestures, and visual puns, he debunks racial and gender stereotypes deeply ingrained in American culture and society. Tea for Two depicts a wealthy Black art collector surrounded by his collection that suggest artworks by Roy Lichtenstein, David Smith, Frank Stella, and other elite white artists whose work fetches high prices.
Vertically oriented, abstracted oil painting depicting three people and a dog in a room filled with abstract artwork and patterns. On our left, a person with dark skin tone leans against a red-brick fireplace and smokes. In the center, sits a person with medium-light skin tone, also smoking and looking up at the first. On our right, a person with medium skin tone walks in holding a tray with a tea set.

Tea for Two (The Collector)

1980

Robert Colescott

(American, 1925–2009)
America

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