Violet Flapper

1975

Alden Mason

American, 1919 - 2013

Oil on canvas

82 1/4 x 70 in. (208.9 x 177.8 cm)

Gift of friends and husband in memory of Sue Freesz and with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

75.80

Provenance: [Polly Friedlander Gallery, Seattle, Wash.]; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Wash., with funds from friends and husband in memory of Sue Freesz and the National Endowment for the Arts, Dec. 10,1975

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Polly Friedlander Gallery, Alden Mason: Paintings, Drawings, 1975, Oct. 2, 1975.

Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, Oct. 6 - 28, 1976.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Alden Mason, Nov. 6, 2010 - July 17, 2011.

Tacoma, Washington, Museum of Glass, Counterparts: Glass + Art Elements, Apr. 2, 2021 - Mar. 13, 2022.

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