Artist
Josh Holland
(1921-2011)
Title
Pedestrians #72
Date1996
MediumOil on linen
Dimensions24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
Framed Size: 25 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (65.4 × 50.2 cm)
Framed Size: 25 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (65.4 × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2000.114
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
Office of Administrative Hearings (441 4th Street NW, 450N)
DescriptionFollowing a long, successful career as an atmospheric scientist, Josh Holland turned his focus fully to art in 1981. He produced landscapes, portraits, and studio figures, then took to the streets of DC. Sketchbook and camera in hand, he made studies of pedestrians around 14th Street, Union Station, and Dupont Circle and then produced drawings and paintings of the people he had observed. In addition to his series of pedestrians, Holland produced paintings of individuals engaged in conversation.
