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Summer Flowers for Denise
Summer Flowers for Denise

Summer Flowers for Denise

Date1978
Maker Morris Graves American, born Fox Valley, Oregon, 1910; died Loleta, California, 2001
Object number78.73
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modern Art Pavilion, "Recent Acquisitions", 1978 (1978 - 1978) Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection, "Morris Graves: Vision Of The Inner Eye", April 9-May 29, 1983. Circuit: Greenville County Museum of Art, South Carolina, 7/1-8/28/83; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, 9/15-11/27/83; The Oakland Museum, California, 1/18-3/25/84; Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 4/19-7/8/84; San Diego Museum of Art, California, 7/24-9/4/84. (04/09/1983 - 09/04/1984) Olympia, Washington, Governor's Mansion, April 25-October, 1985. (04/25/1985 - 10/1985) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Morris Graves and Seattle", November 1, 2001 - October 20, 2002 LaConner, Washington, Museum of Northwest Art, "Here and There: Topographic Conversations with Morris Graves", Jan. 9 - Mar. 17, 2016. (Eureka, California, Morris Graves Museum of Art, 2015)* No catalogue. [*Exhibition co-organized with Morris Graves Museum of Art, but SAM works did not travel to this venue]
Credit LineGift of the artist in memory of Denise Farwell
Dimensions20 1/4 x 44 1/4 in. (51.5 x 112.4 cm)
MediumTempera on paper
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