Artist
Gene Young
(American, b.1948)
Title
Tones
Date1990
MediumPalladium print on cranes paper
DimensionsFramed Size: 16 x 23 in. (40.6 x 58.4 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH1999.249
ClassificationsPrints
Locations
Department of Public Works (1725 15th St NE)
DescriptionWhile out shooting at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC in the summer of 1990, Gene Young was struck by the composition of the musician’s hands resting on his balafon. All the shapes seem to work together to create a rhythm.
