Black Madonna and Child
Object Details
- Artist
- Romare H. Bearden, American, b. Charlotte, North Carolina, 1912–1988
- Provenance
- Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery, New York
- Margit W. Chanin, New York, to 16 November 1973
- Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 16 November 1973-31 August 1981
- Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
- Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
- Exhibition History
- STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, New York. "Memory and Metaphor: The Art of Romare Bearden, 1940-1987," 14 April-11 August 1991, fig. 40, p. 56. Tour: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Chicago, 28 September-10 November; WIGHT GALLERY, University of California, Los Angeles, 8 December-2 February 1992; HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, Atlanta, 10 March-3 May; CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART, Pittsburgh, 20 May-25 July; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 2 October 1992-4 January 1993.
- Credit Line
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
- (1969)
- Accession Number
- 86.272
- Type
- Collage
- Medium
- Paper, photomechanical reproduction, pencil, opaque paint, ink and fabric on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 24 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (63.1 x 42.6 cm)
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- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
- School
- African-American Figuration
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Record ID
- hmsg_86.272
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2dec549f0-3ab0-4c96-8f58-d600db200467
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