John Duff
Melanesian Venus

Melanesian Venus
Melanesian Venus
Melanesian Venus
ArtistAmerican, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Melanesian Venus
Date1982
MediumPaint, Masonite, fiberglass, and tin
Dimensions65 3/4 × 12 × 12 1/4 in. (167 × 30.5 × 31.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward R. Broida
Object number2007.553
Not on view

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Provenance[Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles]; Edward R. Broida; bequeathed to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Indiana Influence", Inaugural Exhibition. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana. April 15 - June 24, 1984.

"Selections from the Broida Collection". Palm Beach Community College Museum of Art, Lake Worth, Florida. March 13 - May 15, 1992.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on verso center: "J. Duff / 1982"

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