Box 10

Scope and Contents: Lubell 10/3: 136 Gouache depiction of a woman, pulling a boy by the hand up a flight of stairs while a cat moves in the opposite direction. Color is almost oppressive here; the green color for the walls partially moves into and dominates the human figures (who are otherwise entirely yellow), and the dark red stairs cut a striking image. There are many minor ink details, such as detailing for either the wood or carpeting of the stairs, but they largely go unnoticed, pushed aside...

Scope and Contents: Lubell 10/4: 137 Watercolor (with graphite pencil and ink) of two rural children, playing while a black cat stretches behind them. Compared to other watercolor pieces of this time period, the actual use of color is understated: the colors are not used as extensively and are much more washed out. The cat's black fur, subsequently, is by far the most visually dynamic part of the piece. Lubell 138-146 are of similar subjects and dates, with the medium for some focusing more on...

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Lubell 10/4: 141

Watercolor (with ink) of multiple children playing on a playground. There are few outlines or line details, most of which are in red, black, and possibly white ink. Painted on heavy board. Lubell 138-146 are of similar subjects and dates, with the medium for some focusing more on watercolor and others more on line drawings in pen or graphite pencil.

28.1 x 35.5 cm

Scope and Contents: Lubell 10/4: 142 Gouache on board of a visually unclear scene, which appears to be a group of children working on snowmen in the clearing of a large forest. Large swaths of dark blue and grey for the sky (along with use on the right and bottom side, making it something of a 3-sided border) create a sense of claustrophobia. Interestingly, there seems to be no ink actually used in this piece; details from the gouache are still there, such as the glimpses of light brown trees...

Scope and Contents: Lubell 10/5: 143 Lush, colorful watercolor (with ink and wash) of a family, or at least a group of adults and children, walking through a picturesque snowfield. Aside from a pink house in the distance, the only objects are sparsely placed trees drawn with brown and grey colors. A short, barely filled in wall separates the people from nature, and blues are used for both the ground and cloudy sky. Some minor detailing exists in the form of pen lines, primarily in patterns on the...

Scope and Contents: Lubell 10/5: 144 Watercolor (with ink and wash) of a group of children, two of whom are being pushed in baby carriages, walking through a forest. Some ink details exist, but the most notable element is the wide variety of greens and browns for the trees and foliage of the woods. Against them, the blues, pinks, and yellows of the children’s clothes are extremely noticeable. The actual painted part of the board takes up only around half of the total space; the rest of it is just...

Scope and Contents: Lubell 10/5: 145 Watercolor (with ink and wash) of a group of children playing in a natural pond. One child is lying on a wooden pier, while two others are playing on a purple boat. Sharp pen lines are used less for borders than definition, giving detail to wooden planks and shadows at the water's surface. Two other people, possibly their parents or caretakers, swim further off at the left edge of the page. Possibly because of the total lack of black colors or any kind of...

Scope and Contents: Lubell 10/5: 146 Gouache portrait (with pink and blue ink) of a family walking on a road to what appears to be a rocky beach that is not too dissimilar from other Lubell drawings of beachfront areas. Grass and reeds by the side of the road are massive, and ships and outcroppings can be seen in the water. While some minor ink details are used, most of the energy of this piece comes from the oscillation of the flora, and the greater sense of motion. Signed Milius. Painted on...

Scope and Contents: Lubell 10/6: 162 Gouache (with ink) that depicts people living by and scavenging in a large slag/garbage heap in a scene dominated in the background by industrial buildings and a power plant. There are no faces or identities, making the piece akin to some Soviet art of the time. Like two others, originally in a folder labelled “Washington, DC 1939 (Lubell 161-163), this is a somewhat to very dark and satirical critique of the American economic system at the time. Unlike the...

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Lubell 10/6: 228

Watercolor (with ink and graphite pencil) upper body portrait of a woman, with her arms crossed. Possibly the same subject in three portraits: Lubell 228 (location: WATERCOLOR), Lubell 229 (location: DRAWING), and Lubell 238 (location: DRAWING).

35.5 x 27.6 cm