The Letter Box
Date
(1953)
Artist
George Tooker, American, b. Brooklyn, New York, 1920–2011
Provenance
Richard York Gallery, New York, to 28 October 1993
Museum Purchase, 1993
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1992-1996," 4 June-7 September 1997, unpublished checklist.
COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART, Ohio. "George Tooker: A Retrospective," 5 June-6 September 2009. TOUR: NATIONAL ACADEMY MUSEUM, New York, 2 October 2008-4 January 2009; PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, Philadelphia, 30 January-5 April.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Out of the Ordinary," 4 February-27 May 2013, no cat.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Museum purchase, 1993
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
93.18
Type
Painting
Medium
Egg tempera on fiberboard
Dimensions
18 1/8 X 24 IN. (46.0 X 61.0 CM.)
