Paul Cadmus — portrait

American · 1904–1999

Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus was an American artist widely known for his egg tempera paintings of gritty social interactions in urban settings.

Where to see Paul Cadmus

Margaret French, Fire Island, Paul Cadmus, Jared French, Margaret Hoening French, PaJaMa, c. 1939

Margaret French, Fire Island

c. 1939 · The Museum of Modern Art

Going South, Paul Cadmus, 1934

Going South

1934 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Stewart's, Paul Cadmus, 1934

Stewart's

1934 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Fleet's In!, Paul Cadmus, 1934

The Fleet's In!

1934 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Shore Leave, Paul Cadmus, 1935

Shore Leave

1935 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Woman's Costume. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Woman's Costume. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Ray. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Ray. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Jane. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Jane. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Motorist's Daughter. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

The Motorist's Daughter. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Woman's Costume. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Woman's Costume. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Four Women's Hats. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Four Women's Hats. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Roy. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Roy. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Man's Costume- State Trooper. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Man's Costume- State Trooper. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Gangster (recto) and State Trooper (verso). Costume designs for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

The Gangster (recto) and State Trooper (verso). Costume designs for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Woman's Costume. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Woman's Costume. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Man's Costume - State Trooper. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Man's Costume - State Trooper. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Man and Woman. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Man and Woman. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

A Girl (Lorna?). Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

A Girl (Lorna?). Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Set design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Set design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Mac, the Filling Station Attendant. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Mac, the Filling Station Attendant. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Mac, the Filling Station Attendant. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Mac, the Filling Station Attendant. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Ray. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Ray. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Motorist's Daughter. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

The Motorist's Daughter. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Woman's Costume. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Woman's Costume. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Rich Girl. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Rich Girl. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The Motorist. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station (recto); Costume design for the ballet Filling Station (verso), Paul Cadmus, 1937

The Motorist. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station (recto); Costume design for the ballet Filling Station (verso)

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Rich Boy. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station, Paul Cadmus, 1937

Rich Boy. Costume design for the ballet Filling Station

1937 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Aspects of Suburban Life - Polo Spill, Paul Cadmus, 1938

Aspects of Suburban Life - Polo Spill

1938 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Two Boys on a Beach #2, Paul Cadmus, 1939

Two Boys on a Beach #2

1939 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Plate 3 from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen, Paul Cadmus, 1939

Plate 3 from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen

1939 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen, Paul Cadmus, 1939

Untitled from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen

1939 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Plate 1 from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen, Paul Cadmus, 1939

Plate 1 from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen

1939 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Plate 4 from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen Untitled (verso), Paul Cadmus, 1939

Plate 4 from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen Untitled (verso)

1939 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Plate 2 from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen (recto); Untitled (verso), Paul Cadmus, 1939

Plate 2 from Ballet Positions. Drawing for Ballet Alphabet: A Primer for Laymen (recto); Untitled (verso)

1939 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of Don Windham, Paul Cadmus, 1941

Portrait of Don Windham

1941 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Youth with Kite, Paul Cadmus, 1941

Youth with Kite

1941 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Poster design for American Ballet, Paul Cadmus, c. 1941

Poster design for American Ballet

c. 1941 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Jared French, Fire Island, Paul Cadmus, 1942

Jared French, Fire Island

1942 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Katherine Anne Porter, Paul Cadmus, 1942

Katherine Anne Porter

1942 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Glenway Wescott, Paul Cadmus, 1943

Glenway Wescott

1943 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Monroe Wheeler, Paul Cadmus, 1943

Monroe Wheeler

1943 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Feathers, Shells, and Bones, Paul Cadmus, 1946

Feathers, Shells, and Bones

1946 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Gluttony, Paul Cadmus, 1949

Gluttony

1949 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Shore Leave, Paul Cadmus, 1933

Shore Leave

1933 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Stewart's, Paul Cadmus, 1934

Stewart's

1934 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

The Fleet's In!, Paul Cadmus, 1934

The Fleet's In!

1934 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Stewart's, Paul Cadmus, 1934

Stewart's

1934 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

YMCA Locker Room, Paul Cadmus, 1934

YMCA Locker Room

1934 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art

To the Lynching!, Paul Cadmus, 1935

To the Lynching!

1935 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Shore Leave, Paul Cadmus, 1935

Shore Leave

1935 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

José Martinez, Paul Cadmus, 1937

José Martinez

1937 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Sailors and Floosies, Paul Cadmus, 1938

Sailors and Floosies

1938 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Two Boys on a Beach, Paul Cadmus, 1938

Two Boys on a Beach

1938 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Fantasia on a Theme by Dr. S., Paul Cadmus, 1946

Fantasia on a Theme by Dr. S.

1946 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Sloth, Paul Cadmus, 1946

Sloth

1946 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

The Bath, Paul Cadmus, 1951

The Bath

1951 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Finistere, Paul Cadmus, 1952

Finistere

1952 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

Study for "Bar Italia", Paul Cadmus, c. 1954

Study for "Bar Italia"

c. 1954 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Reclining Female Nude, Paul Cadmus, 1970

Reclining Female Nude

1970 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago