Gallery label
A large early Chicago painting carries Judith into postwar American figuration, well outside the Old Master sequence that usually ends the story.
Look closely
The Whitney describes a richly colored interior with reclining figures and dense decorative detail. The text record preserves that evidence while directing viewers to the museum for the image itself.
Why this Judith matters
The work was acquired by the Whitney only three years after it was made. That institutional history makes postwar Judith a collected American subject, not a belated quotation.
Sources for this record:Whitney Museum of American Art record ↗
“A large early Chicago painting carries Judith into postwar American figuration, well outside the Old Master sequence that usually ends the story.”
Narrative index
Primary catalogue placement: the banquet and tent, Judith 12:10–20. The index organizes comparison; it does not claim that every visual detail comes from those verses or that the work touches only one episode.