Plains Ceremonial
Date
1956
Artist
Mark Tobey, American, b. Centerville, Wisconsin, 1890–1976
Provenance
Willard Gallery, New York, to 24 October 1956
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 24 October 1956-17 May 1966
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Exhibition History
XXIX BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE D'ARTE, Venice, June-October 1958, United States Pavilion, no. 62.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, New York (organizer). "Ten Modern Masters of American Art: 30 Works Selected from The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," no. 25, p. 27. TOUR: COE COLLEGE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1-21 January 1959; QUINCY ART CLUB, Quincy, Illinois, 2-22 February; DES MOINES ART CENTER, Iowa, 6-26 March; E. B. CROCKER GALLERY, Sacramento, 8-28 April; NASHVILLE ARTISTS' GUILD, 10-30 May; ROANOKE FINE ARTS CENTER, Virginia, 15 June-15 July; TIME, INC., New York, 28 July-17 August; COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART, South Carolina, 1-21 September; JOSLYN ART MUSEUM, Omaha, 5-25 October; WILLIAM ROCKHILL NELSON GALLERY OF ART, Kansas City, Missouri, 4-24 November; FORT LAUDERDALE ART CENTER, Florida, 7-27 December; JOHN HERRON ART INSTITUTE, Indianapolis, 10-30 January 1960.
[MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS, Paris. "Retrospective Mark Tobey," 18 October-1 December 1961, no. 143. TOUR: WHITECHAPEL ART GALLERY, London, February 1962]
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School
Pacific Northwest Regional/Abstract Expressionism (First Generat
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.4942
Type
Painting
Medium
Opaque paint and pencil on paper, mounted to paperboard, mounted to masonite panel
Dimensions
24 1/16 x 36 1/4 in. (61.0 x 92.1 cm)
