Two trapeze artists in orange leotards perform midair, one swinging on a bar while the other flips.

Paintings

The Flying Codonas

1932

Medium
Tempera and oil on composition board
Dimensions
Overall: 35 15/16 × 29 15/16 in. (91.3 × 76 cm)
Accession number
33.10
Acquired
1933
Credit line
Purchase
Department
collection

About this work

John Steuart Curry, The Flying Codonas, 1932. Tempera and oil on composition board, overall: 35 15/16 × 29 15/16 in. (91.3 × 76 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 33.10

Exhibitions featuring the artist

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