© John T. Biggers Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY, Estate Represented by Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
Artist
John Biggers (American, 1924–2001)American, 1924–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Oarsmen
Date1960-1962
MediumConté crayon on wove paper laid down on paper board
DimensionsSheet (sight): 39 1/8 × 59 1/4 in. (99.4 × 150.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the McAshan Educational and Charitable Trust
Object number68.53
Non exposé
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Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Dr. John Biggers for exhibition, July 11, 1969.
"Dr. John Biggers: Drawings and Paintings," Texas A&M University, November 10–November 28, 1975.
"The Art of John Biggers: View from the Upper Room," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 3–September 3, 1995; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, October 14, 1995–January 14, 1996; Wadsworth Antheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, May 19–September 10, 1996; Hampton University Art Museum, Virginia, October 6–December 10, 1996; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, January 24–April 20, 1997.
"Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 27–August 30, 2020.
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