Palmer Schoppe

American
(1912–2001)

Drum, Trombone and Bass
1942

Graphite and ink on paper
26.75 x 32.25 x 0.75 in.
Museum Purchase with the Charter Member Endowment Fund
1987.34

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This object has the following keywords:

• abstract - Genre of visual arts in which figurative subjects or other forms are simplified or changed in their representation so that they do not portray a recognizable person, object, thing, etc.; may reference an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object. For the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances, prefer "abstraction." For 20th-century art styles that were a reaction against the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature, use "Abstract (fine arts style)."
• black
• double basses - Largest and lowest-pitched instruments of the violin family, having four, or more rarely, five strings, and varying considerably in size and shape.
• drum kits - Collections of drums or other percussion instruments, usually cymbals, arranged to be played by a single player.
• musician
• trombones - Aerophones with a predominantly cylindrical bore and cup-shaped mouthpiece; most are characterized by a telescopic slide with which the player varies the length of the tube; common brass instruments in Western-style orchestras, jazz ensembles, and bands.
• white

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• SC Fall 21 - Utah Artists , 10/26/2021 - 2/28/2022
• SC Fall 23 - Americana , 7/12/2023 - 12/30/2023