Skip to Main Content

Untitled (Go)

1949
(American, 1932–2007)
America, 20th century
colored pencil and graphite on paper
40.8 x 39.2 cm (16 1/16 x 15 7/16 in.)
Gift of Katharine Lee Reid 2019.246
Location: not on view
This artwork is known to be under copyright.

Download, Print and Share

Did You Know?

Kitaj made this drawing in order to enter a local exhibition for young artists during his senior year of high school in Troy, NY.

Description

This early drawing by R. B. Kitaj presents a humorous distortion of scale. An arrow with the word “Go” points toward the man who dominates the center of the drawing, with his wide stance and clown-like shoes, unnaturally stiff pants, suspenders, short tie, and cigar. Behind him in much reduced scale, Kitaj drew the main street of an American small town, with its storefronts stretched horizontally and filled with hand-drawn signs. The picture’s playful distortions may be intended to suggest the man’s outsized personality or influence in the small town; at the same time, the drawing shows a young realist with Pop inclinations.
Untitled (Go)

Untitled (Go)

1949

R. B. Kitaj

(American, 1932–2007)
America, 20th century

See Also

Visually Similar Artworks

Contact us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.