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Great American Nude #20

Object Details

Provenance
Green Gallery, New York, from 1963
Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles, to 2 May 1967
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 2 May 1967-31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Exhibition History
NELSON GALLERY/ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART, Kansas City, Missouri. "Popular Art: Artistic Projections of Common American Symbols," 28 April-26 May 1963, no. 27, ill. p. 15.
MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. "Beyond Pop Art; A Tom Wesselmann Retrospective," 19 May-7 October 2012, cat. Tour: VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Richmond, 6 Apri 2013l-28 July; DENVER ART MUSEUM, 13 July 2014-14 September; CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM, 31 October-18 January 2015.
MUSEO THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA, Madrid. "Pop Art Myths," 10 June-14 September 2014, cat.
Published References
None recorded
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Artist
Tom Wesselmann, American, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1931–2004
Date
1961
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Medium
Enamel, casein, charcoal, enamelized paper, photomechanical reproductions linen, cloth, and acrylic on wood
Dimensions
60 × 47 7/8 in. (152.2 × 121.7 cm)
Type
Painting
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