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Circus Woman

Hirshhorn

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Object Details

Artist

Richard Lindner, American, b. Hamburg, Germany, 1901–1978

Provenance

The artist, 1965
Stendahl Galleries, Hollywood, CA, to 26 December 1963
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 26 December 1963-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Exhibition History

MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE ART MUSEUM, South Hedley, MA. From Pedestal to Pavement: The Image of Woman in American Art, 1 December 1975-30 January 1976.

Published References

CARRION, ALEJANDRO. "Richard Lindner and the Colors of Cruelty," Americas 32/4 (April 1980) ill. p. 21.
SANCHEZ, J. and G. ORTIZ. "Richard Lindner: Fundacion March," Gal Art [Barcelona] (November 1998).
SPIES, WERNER and CLAUDIA LOYALL. Richard Lindner: Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings (New York: Prestel,1999) no. 34, p. 58.

Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Date

1956

Accession Number

66.3084

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

40 x 20 1/8 in. (101.6 x 51.1 cm)

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School

Pop Precursors

Data Source

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py27ed8e9f4-be1f-4af8-9660-90b63e2989d7

Record ID

hmsg_66.3084

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