Artist
Richard Pousette-Dart (American, 1916–1992)American, 1916–1992
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Primordial Moment
Date1939
Made inNew York, United States
MediumOil on linen
Dimensions38 × 50 5/16 in. (96.5 × 127.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3553
Not on view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
Evelyn Pousette-Dart, Suffern, New York;
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation, 2002, 2002.3553
Exhibition History"Richard Pousette-Dart," Indianapolis Museum of Art, October 14–December 30, 1990; Detroit Institute of Art, February 10–April 7, 1991; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Georgia, September 28, 1991–January 5, 1992, cat. no. 56.
"Transforming the Western Image in 20th-Century American Art," Palm Springs Art Museum (formerly Palm Springs Desert Museum), Palm Springs, California, February 21–April 26, 1992; Boise Art Museum, Boise, May 23–July 12, 1992; Tucson Museum of Art, August 7–October 4, 1992; The Rockwell Museum, Corning, New York, October 25–December 20, 1992.
"Richard Pousette-Dart: The Studio Within," The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 29–September 13, 1998, cat. no. 1.
"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Exhibition label on verso from "Transforming the Western Image in 20th Century American Art" originating at the Palm Springs Desert Museum, February 21, 1992 - December 20, 1992
Exhibition label on verso from the artist's retrospective originating in Indianapolis Museum of Art and travelling to the Detroit Institute of Art and Columbus Museum of Art in Georgia from October of 1990 to January of 1992
Exhibition label on verso from the artist's retrospective originating in Indianapolis Museum of Art and travelling to the Detroit Institute of Art and Columbus Museum of Art in Georgia from October of 1990 to January of 1992
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Joanna Pousette-Dart
2012–2013
Acrylic on canvas mounted on three wood panels
2023.365.A-.C
