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Mark Tobey

born Centerville, Wisconsin, 1890; died Basel, Switzerland, 1976

Gouache on paper
17 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (45.1 x 30.2 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
54.166
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, San Francisco Museum of Art, "Pacific Coast Art: United States' Representation at the IIIrd Biennial of San Paulo", 1955-1956. Circuit: Pavilion of the Nations, IIIrd Biennial Sao Paulo, July-October, 1955, Cincinnati Art Museum, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, San Francisco Museum of Art, Walker Art Center, MN. (1955)

Venice, Italy, XXIX Biennale Venezia, 1958 (One of group for "Grand Prize for Painting, International Section"). (1958 - 1958)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Mark Tobey: A Retrospective Exhibition From Northwest Collections", September 11 - November 1, 1959. Circuit: Portland Art Museum, OR, 12/59-1/60, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Co, 1/60-2/60, Pasadena Art Museum, CA, 2/60-3/60, M. H. DeYoung Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA, 3/60-4/60. (09/11/1959 - 04/30/1960)

Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Art Museum, "Paths of Abstract Art", 1960 (1960)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle World's Fair, Fine Arts Pavilion, "Seattle Art Museum Mark Tobey Exhibit", 1962 (1962)

Valparaiso, Indiana, Sloan Galleries, "Art of the Northwest Coast", 1962 (1962)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Tobey's 80: A Retrospective Exhibition From Northwest Collectors", December 3, 1970 - January 31, 1971 (12/03/1970 - 01/31/1971)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modern Art Pavilion, TRIBUTE TO ZOE DUSANNE, March 24 - May 8, 1977 (03/24/1977 - 05/08/1977)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Northwest Traditions", June 29 - December 10, 1978 Circuit: Des Moines Art Center, Iowa, 3/19-4/29/79. (06/29/1978 - 04/29/1979)

Detroit, Michigan, Artrain, Inc, "Unique Heritage: The West Coast", September 1, 1982 - October 11, 1983 Circuit: Michigan, California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska (09/01/1982 - 10/11/1983)


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