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Sydney Fossum
Omens1951

Not on view
Charcoal or graphite drawing on cream paper, architectural scene with a column, arched doorways, a sketched face in an oval, and a web of intersecting lines in the lower half
Mixed-media work on textured paper combining painting, drawing, and collage in earthy reds, oranges, and browns. Left side features architectural column forms and a checkered pattern in red and blue; right side shows a deep red rectangular field with loosely drawn faces and a crouching figure in outline. Crossing black geometric lines and a small suspended figure appear throughout the composition.
Mixed-media drawing on gray paper combining ink line work and pink collaged or painted shapes. A classical Ionic column stands at left beside an arched doorway with a small human figure. A large pink rectangular form dominates the right half, bearing oval sketches of fragmented faces. A pink checkerboard pattern fills the lower left, overlaid with a web of intersecting diagonal lines.
Stencil print on cream paper with two red abstract forms: a large rectangular shape at upper right with white oval and square cutouts, and a checkerboard U-shape at lower left. Handwritten inscription at bottom reads "Stencil Proof #1 'Omens'" and "Fossum '51."
Stencil print with bold abstract composition in golden yellow on white paper; large rectangular and vertical forms at left with white negative space cutouts, smaller fragmented shapes and an oval at right, with handwritten inscription along the bottom edge.
Screenprint with flat geometric and biomorphic shapes in yellow, orange, pink, and white; a tall white column-like form at left, overlapping rectangular color fields at right, and a red-and-white checkerboard pattern at lower left.
Stencil print with abstract geometric and organic forms in muted purple on cream paper; flat rectangular shapes at left and top frame a central white space containing a speckled curved figure beside a circular form.
Screen print in yellow, orange, red, and dark maroon, with flat geometric shapes and a vertical column topped by a scroll form at left, a stippled oval near center, and a red-orange checkerboard pattern at lower left.
Stencil proof print in black and white with loosely rendered architectural forms, a small silhouetted figure in an arched doorway at left, sketchy human figures and a crescent moon at upper right, a seated figure in a circular medallion at lower right, and overlapping geometric lines across the lower left.
Color lithograph with fragmented architectural and figurative elements in yellow, red, mauve, and dark brown. A classical Ionic column at left stands before an archway with a small silhouetted figure. At right, loosely drawn faces and a seated infant appear within oval forms. A red-and-white checkerboard pattern and intersecting geometric lines fill the lower left. Handwritten inscription at bottom reads "Progressive Proof #4 'Omens'."
Stencil print with scattered coral-red geometric and semi-abstract shapes on cream paper, including a large textured rectangular form at upper left with white cutouts, a solid rectangle, crescent, square, and small angular pieces arranged across open space.
Color lithograph, abstract architectural composition in deep reds, oranges, and purples; a classical column at left beside an arched doorway with a small standing figure; at right, overlapping oval forms contain sketched faces and a seated figure; checkered pattern at lower left with geometric star lines in black.
Artist or Maker
Sydney Fossum
Title
Omens
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1951
Medium
Three drawings, watercolor and nine prints
Dimensions
See individual record for dimensions
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Korney
Accession Number
M.2006.172.5.1-.12
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
American Art