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Spook
Spook

Spook

Dateca. 1964
Maker Alden Mason American, 1919 - 2013
Object number64.152
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Wash., Oct. 15, 1964
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum Pavilion, 50th Annual Exhibition of Northwest Artists, Oct. 1964. Olympia, Washington, Governor's Mansion, 1981. Seattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Alden Mason: A Selective Survey, Oct. 13 - Dec. 6, 1987. Text by Chris Bruce and Regina Hackett. Cat. no. 4, reproduced p. 11. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Views and Visions In The Pacific Northwest, June 7 - Sept. 2, 1990. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Alden Mason, Nov. 6, 2010 - July 17, 2011. Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue Arts Museum, Alden Mason: Fly Your Own Thing, May 14 - Oct. 10, 2021.Published ReferencesHull, Roger, et al. Alden Mason Paintings. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2021; p. 79, reproduced pl. 14, p. 137, reproduced, fig. 3.4.
Credit LineNorthwest Annual Purchase Fund
Dimensions60 1/8 x 60 1/8 in. (152.7 x 152.7 cm)
MediumOil on canvas
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