Skip to main content
Image Not Available for "The People of this Town Laugh at Me..."
"The People of this Town Laugh at Me..."
Image Not Available for "The People of this Town Laugh at Me..."

"The People of this Town Laugh at Me..."

NamePainting and Collage
Maker Barry Simmons
CultureJewish
Date1998
Place madeLos Angeles, California, United States, North America
MediumInk/Paint/Collage
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Bonnie Grossman and the Ames Gallery, IFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1999.17.2
DescriptionThis piece uses the colors purple, yellow, grey, blue, black, gold, silver, and brown, and green. On the Left side there is a purple figure outlined in black. Next to this figure is a purple and silver figure with white facial features and a shirt with buttons drawn on with ink. To the left are chunky abstracts with circles and shapes that may be interpreted has faces. Beneath this are prose that read " 'The people of this town laugh at me while painting in front of them. They say He'll never amke any money; He's a loser and will forever be loser.' And they are right-you see, I have something to lose, and I'm proud of that..." Beneath this is a profile of a bald face. To the right is a figure facing the right with it's arm exstended hold what may be a bowl, knife, or gun. The figure is saying "People in this town say I'm a loser HA! HA! HA!"
Stirrup
Artist Not Recorded
Marshal Chao
Zhao Rong Fang
May 10, 1899
The Burning of Zozobra
Paul D. Holman, MD
2009
Santiago
Attributed to Molleno
1815 - 1845
The Master of Saints (Seng Tsiou)
Zhao Rong Fang
May 10, 1899
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Major Hoi Fan
Zhao Rong Fang
May 10, 1899
San Pedro
Artist Not Recorded
Jillayeh
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1910
Botas
Artist Not Recorded
19th century