Untitled
Datelate 1940s
Mediumgraphite and ink wash on cardboard
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 7/8 inches (19.4 × 25.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 × 11 1/16 inches (22.9 × 28.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number1997.19
Copyright© Courtesy of Dolan/Maxwell, Philadelphia
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextBorn in Griffin, Georgia in 1893, Dox Thrash left home as a teen. He travelled as a performer in the Vaudeville circuit, arriving in Chicago in 1911. There, he worked as an elevator operator, taking evening classes at the Art Institute. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War I, he returned to Chicago where he completed his studies. He later spent time in several northern cities, settling in Philadelphia in 1925. Thrash is best known for co-inventing the Carborundum print process, which he developed during workshops with the Federal Arts Project of the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. This drawing from the 1940s depicts a Philadelphia street in moody values reminiscent of his prints. The scene is similar to Thrash’s 1945 painting entitled Welcome Home, in which a serviceman is greeted by banners and friends on this same street.
