Untitled
Laura Craig McNellis
American, born 1957
Details
Title
Untitled
Artist/Maker
Laura Craig McNellis (American, born 1957)
Date
2010–2011
Medium
Poster paint on newsprint
Dimensions
57 x 31 1/2 inches
Credit
Gift of the artist, Lynn McNellis Strange, and Pat McNellis
Accession #
2012.133
Location
Currently not on view
From the time Laura Craig McNellis was very young, those around her realized that she had both an intellectual disability and a profound enthusiasm for painting. Her talent has developed as she has continued to paint, laying poster paint and inexpensive watercolors on blank newsprint with rapid strokes. Her striking drawings record the people, objects, and events of her everyday life with bold and vivid forms. This image of a shirt is part of a recent series in which McNellis depicted ordinary garments with extraordinary results.