Opa & Oma, Elizabeth Layton

Artwork Overview

1909–1993
Opa & Oma, 1990
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: color lithograph; Rives BFK™ paper
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 565 x 768 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 622 x 840 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 22 1/4 x 30 1/4 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 1/2 x 33 1/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 30 x 36 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Friends of the Art Museum, Lawrence Lithography Workshop Archive
Accession number: 1997.0183
Not on display

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Label texts

American Dream
Despite our country’s increasing diversity, the picture perfect image of the white, suburban, heterosexual relationship serves as the model for life in America, playing a role in how the American Dream is perceived. Norman Rockwell and Elizabeth Layton emphasize this narrow ideal in the couples they portray, as it begins with vibrantly painted adolescence and flourishes into old age. —Ian Thomas
Despite our country’s increasing diversity, the picture perfect image of the white, suburban, heterosexual relationship serves as the model for life in America, playing a role in how the American Dream is perceived. Norman Rockwell and Elizabeth Layton emphasize this narrow ideal in the couples they portray, as it begins with vibrantly painted adolescence and flourishes into old age. —Ian Thomas

Exhibitions

Celka Straughn, curator
2017