Artist
Ilya Bolotowsky (American, born Russia, 1907–1981)American, born Russia, 1907–1981
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mural Sketch for Health Building Hall of Medical Sciences, New York World's Fair
Date1938
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumCasein, ink, and graphite on paper board
Dimensions10 × 21 7/8 in. (25.4 × 55.6 cm)
Frame: 10 3/8 × 19 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (26.4 × 49.3 × 5.3 cm)
Frame: 10 3/8 × 19 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (26.4 × 49.3 × 5.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Max and Isabell Smith Herzstein
Object number81.187
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 207
On view
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Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "New Deal for Art," Gallery Association of New York State (#76).
Exhibited: "Ilya Bolotowsky WPA Murals: Paintings from 1935 to 1945," Washburn Gallery, New York, NY, 1 October - 1 November 1980.
Exhibited: "Miro in America, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 21 April - 27 June 1982.
Exhibited: " Modern American Painting: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Athens Exchange Exhibition, National Pinakothiki, Athens, Greece, 20 September - 7 November 1982 (Exh. # A.9).
Exhibited: "Texas Collects Willem de Kooning and His Contemporaries," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 19 - May 21, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated at lower right, lead: "Ilya Bolotowsky 1938"
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