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The Sights and Sounds of Night by Vincent Smith

With your help, the PMA can bring this work of art back to Maine after almost 50 years—as part of its collection.

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Born in 1929 in Brooklyn, NY, Vincent Smith began taking classes at the Art Students League after a transformational visit to the Cezanne retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 1952.? Describing his experience of that exhibition, Smith said, “I came away so moved with a feeling that I had been in touch with something sacred.”

In 1974, the PMA held a solo exhibition of Smith’s work that featured 13 paintings, including this one, with the intention of “introduc[ing] this leading Black artist to Maine.”?The work drew from Smith’s interest in capturing the sound and atmosphere of jazz with the texture and feeling of close-knit urban environments.? ?
 
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