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Date
Artist
Sam Francis, American, b. San Mateo, California, 1923–1994
Provenance
New York Society for Ethical Culture and the Fieldston-Ethical Alumni Association, to 12 November 1958
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 12 November 1958-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE, Washington, DC (organizer). Aspects of Color: Works on Paper from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1983-1985. TOUR: MUHLENBERG COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 28 May-3 July 1983; CHRYSLER MUSEUM, Norfolk, Virginia, 17 September-23 October; MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHWEST, Midland, Texas, 12 November 1983-12 February 1984; NEWCOMB COLLEGE, Tulane University, New Orleans, 3 March-8 April; TELFAIR ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES, Savannah, Georgia, 28 April-3 June; MONTERREY PENNINSULA MUSEUM OF ART, California, 23 June-29 July; LAGUNA BEACH MUSEUM OF ART, California, 18 August-23 September; LOWE ART MUSEUM, Coral Gables, Florida, 13 October-18 November; LAUREN ROGERS LIBRARY & MUSEUM OF ART, Laurel, Mississippi, 8 December-13 January 1985; OKLAHOMA MUSEUM OF ART, Oklahoma City, 2 February-9 March; ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM, Alexandria, Louisiana, 29 March-4 May.
Published References
JOHNSON, UNA E. Drawings of the Masters: 20th Century Drawings, Part II, 1940 to the Present, vol. 2 (New York: Shorewood Publishers, 1964), p. 96, pl. 64.
JOHNSON, UNA E. Les Plus Beaux Dessins du 20e Siècle, 1940-1965 (Paris: Éditions du Chêne, 1967), ill. p. 96.
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School
Abstract Expressionism (Second Generation)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.1931
Type
Painting
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
24 1/16 x 19 1/2 in. (61.1 x 49.5 cm)