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Strawberry Ice Cream
1938
oil on canvas
Collection of John Fox and Sandy Allen
Tamayo was drawn to the unique visual culture of New York. Strawberry Ice Cream disjointedly juxtaposes
the features of soda fountain cafés -- a soda jerk, a child, a checkerboard table, ice cream, and ornate mirrors -- with no narrative thread to unite them. Some critics dismissed Tamayo's New York–themed paintings, arguing that he should focus instead on "Mexican" subjects. Yet for the artist these works were modern still lifes and statements about the creative act of art making. |