Artist
Kermit Oliver (American, born 1943)American, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Miss Maggie Woods
Date1973
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on Masonite
Dimensions11 3/4 × 23 1/2 in. (29.8 × 59.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Eleanor Freed Stern
Object number93.160
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 27–August 30, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in black ink on verso, top edge: "Miss Maggie Woods 12 x 24", overall: "FOR FRANK AND ELEANOR FREED/ FOR MRS. FREED ESPECIALLY WHO FAITH/ AND KINDNESS TO MYSELF AND MY WORK/ HAS HUMBLED AND STIMULATED ME IN/ MY CONTINUING EFFORTS./ Kermit Oliver '73"
Signed in black ink on verso, top left corner: "KERMIT OLIVER" (also below inscription)
Signed "OLIVER" in black paint on crate as if it were a stenciled label.
Signed "OLIVER" in black paint on crate as if it were a stenciled label.
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