Kermit Oliver
Madonna

Madonna

© Kermit Oliver

Madonna
Madonna
ArtistAmerican, 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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ProvenanceAlpen Kelley; [Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, by 2005-2006]; purchased by MFAH, 2006.
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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