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Frame and Beam
Frame and Beam

Frame and Beam

Date1975
Maker Ronald Davis American, born 1937
Object number76.6
Provenance[Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles, California]; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum (funds from the R.D. Merrill Foundation, courtesy of Mrs. Corydon Wagner, and the National Endowment for the Arts), January 6, 1976
Exhibition HistoryOakland, California, The Oakland Museum, "Ronald Davis: Paintings 1962-1976," 1976 New York, New York, The New York Academy of Sciences, "Finity/Infinity: The ARt of Ronald Davis," September 23-December 5, 1986Published References"Ronald Davis: Paintings 1962-1976," exh. cat. Oakland: The Oakland Museum, 1976. cat. no. 484, p. 30 Von Baeyer, Hans Christian. "Finity/Infinity: The Art of Ronald Davis," exh. brochure. New York: The New York Academy of Sciences, 1986. Ill. p. 6-7
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the R.D. Merrill Foundation, courtesy of Mrs. Corydon Wagner, and with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts
Dimensions114 3/16 x 186 1/4 in. (290 x 473 cm)
MediumAcrylic and dry pigment on canvas
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