Aaron Gilbert

Greyhound Lines

Maker

Aaron Gilbert (American, b. 1979), (RISD BFA 2005, Painting)

Title

Greyhound Lines

Year

2021

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of the RISD Museum Board of Governors, Fine Arts Committee members, friends, and colleagues in honor of John W. Smith, Museum Director, 2011-2020

Object Number

2021.35

Type

Exhibition History

Any distance between us
Jul 17, 2021 – Mar 13, 2022

Label copy

Greyhound Lines presents an older woman and a young girl-possibly a mother or grandmother and daughter or granddaughter-seated on a bus trip from New York to Oakland, as indicated by the ticket stuck in the window. Gilbert’s painting depicts a moment of familial care and tenderness yet leaves the circumstances surrounding the figures ambiguous. This may be a pleasant, if distant, family visit, or a voyage necessitated by unfortunate events. The work also evokes

experiences specific to traveling across America by intercity bus, underscoring the dynamics of social class particular to that form of transportation.

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Aaron Gilbert (American, b. 1979)
Greyhound Lines, 2021
Oil on canvas
45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24 inches)
Museum purchase: gift of the RISD Museum Board of Governors, Fine Arts Committee members, friends, and colleagues in honor of John W. Smith, Museum Director, 2011-2020 2021.35

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