Artist
Kermit Oliver (American, born 1943)American, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Madonna
Date1967
MediumConté crayon on wove paper laid down on paper board
DimensionsOverall: 52 1/4 × 38 in. (132.7 × 96.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the African American Art Advisory Association
Object number2006.7
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Notes from a Child's Odyssey: The Art of Kermit Oliver," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–July 4, 2005.
"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
Framed for the exhibition - unable to check verso for marks and inscriptions.
Marked in the image, lower right in black: "OLIVER"
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