John Biggers
[An African Village]

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© John T. Biggers Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY, Estate Represented by Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

[An African Village]
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ArtistAmerican, 1924–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • [An African Village]
Date1962
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 30 1/4 × 36 1/4 in. (76.8 × 92.1 cm)
 Frame: 36 1/4 × 42 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (92.1 × 107 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Katz
Object number2024.1015
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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Katz, Galveston; given to the MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition HistoryN.A.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated, top right corner: John Biggers '62
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Catalogue raisonnéN.A.

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