Convention Center Demo Site
Convention Center Demo Site
Convention Center Demo Site
ArtistVal Lewton

Convention Center Demo Site

Date2006
MediumAcrylic on museum board
Dimensions19 × 26 in. (48.3 × 66 cm) Framed Size: 26 1/2 × 33 1/4 in. (67.3 × 84.5 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2016.023.1
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
  • Currently Not on View
DescriptionVal Lewton’s paintings of DC’s downtown area, Ward 2, represent the changing neighborhoods near the Smithsonian American Art Museum, where he worked as Exhibit Designer for over 30 years. He documented his everyday familiar sites- the failing neighborhoods and the demolition making way for development and gentrification. Intrigued with the compositions and colors made possible by the ravages of decay and equipment, he captured the changes and created beauty out of the ordinary. Lewton’s loose brushwork and command of color were well served by these choices.
White Truck Red Crane
Val Lewton
2002
Sunday Parking
Val Lewton
1988
Palm Grove Cars
Val Lewton
1984
H Street Construction
Val Lewton
1993
7th Street Demolition
Val Lewton
1991
DC Excavation
Val Lewton
1990
Souvenir Demolition
Val Lewton
1984
Dome with TechWorld
Val Lewton
1998
Souvenir Parking
Val Lewton
1989
Quadrature Nimbii
Val Lewton
1996