Provenance
The artist; sold through Jack Shainman Gallery, New York [copy of invoice in curatorial object file], to the Art Institute of Chicago, October 13, 2008.
Accession Number
192693
Medium
Acrylic on polyvinyl
Dimensions
186 × 155 cm (73 1/4 × 61 in.)
Classification
acrylic paintings (visual works)
Credit Line
Through prior gift of Adeline Yates; Benjamin Argile Memorial, Cyrus Hall McCormick, Alfred and May Tiefenbronner Memorial, Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan Prize, Pauline Palmer Prize, Broadus James Clarke Memorial, Norman Wait Harris Prize, William H. Bartels Prize, Joyce Van Pilsum, Laura T. Magnuson Acquisition, Ann M. Vielehr Prize, and Ada S. Garrett Prize funds; Flora Mayer Witkowsky Award for American Art; Boles C. and Hyacinth G. Drechney and Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Brower Prize funds; The Municipal Art League Prize for Portraiture; Marjorie and Louis Susman, Martin B. Cahn Prize, and Elisabeth Mathews funds
Background & Context
Background Story
Kerry James Marshall's Vignette #2.25 (2008) is an acrylic on polyvinyl painting from the same series. The subject is an interior scene or landscape, treated with Marshall's combination of representational clarity and formal invention. The acrylic on polyvinyl technique allows for precise application and bright colors. The intimate scale invites close looking. Marshall's Vignettes often prepare for larger works but also function as independent works of art.
Cultural Impact
Marshall's Vignette series demonstrates the importance of serial thinking in his practice.
Why It Matters
This intimate vignette captures Marshall's combination of formal precision and social engagement, the small scale concentrating the pictorial intelligence of his larger works.
