Gene Davis
Black Panther

Black Panther

© Estate of Gene Davis / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Black Panther
Black Panther
ArtistAmerican, 1920–1985
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Black Panther
Date1970
Made inUnited States
MediumAcrylic on unprimed canvas
Dimensions92 1/4 × 113 1/8 in. (234.3 × 287.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton in honor of Bernetta Joyce Grant
Object number2001.573
Not on view

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ProvenancePrivate collection, 1970–2001; sold through [Charles Cowles Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.

Exhibition History“Linear Abstractions,” Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, September 5–October 7, 1995.

“Gene Davis: Works from the Estate,” Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, May 2–May31, 1997.

"Color Field: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 28–August 4, 2002.

“Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–October 15, 2005.

"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.

"Selections from the Museum's Collection: Post-War Painting and Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 5–September 5, 2016.

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