Ancient Anthem

Date1936

Maker Morris Graves American, born Fox Valley, Oregon, 1910; died Loleta, California, 2001

Object number36.32

ProvenancePurchased from the Artist, May 1936; Seattle Art Museum Fuller Collection, Seattle, Washington

Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen

Exhibition HistoryBremen, Germany, Kunsthalle Bremen, "Sounds of the Inner Eye: Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, John Cage" January 15, 2002 - October 6, 2002 (1/15/2002 - 10/6/2002) Walla Walla, Washington, Olin Gallery, Whitman College, "George Tsutakawa & Morris Graves: Paintings, Drawings, & Sculpture", November 5-26, 1978. (11/05/1978 - 11/26/1978) Tyler, Texas, Tyler Museum of Art, "Inaugral Exhibition", 1971 (1971) San Francisco, California, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, "Morris Graves Retrospective Exhibition", May 21-June 29, 1948. Circuit: The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA, 7/4-7/31/48; Los Angeles County Museum, 8/7-9/6/48 (05/21/1948 - 09/06/1948) Seattle Art Museum, "Morris Graves: One-person Exhibition", April, April 8-May 3, 1936 (04/08/1936 - 05/03/1936) Chicago, Illinois, The Arts Club of Chicago, "Morris Graves", January 6-27, 1943 Circuit: University Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2/2-2/28/43; Detroit Institute of Arts, MI. (01/06/1943 - 01/06/1943)

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions44 x 39 in. (111.8 x 99.1 cm)

MediumOil on burlap