Artist
Kermit Oliver (American, born 1943)American, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Self-Portrait
Date1978
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumPen and ink on paperboard
DimensionsImage (sight): 15 5/16 × 19 3/8 in. (38.9 × 49.3 cm)
Sheet: 20 11/16 x 24 3/4 in. (52.5 x 62.9 cm)
Sheet: 20 11/16 x 24 3/4 in. (52.5 x 62.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Freed
Object number84.404
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
"Selected Paintings and Drawings by Kermit Oliver," Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, December 10, 1988–February 5, 1989.
"Exhibition of Texas Portraits," The Art Center, Waco, Texas, February 24–March 26, 1989.
"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–May 9, 2004.
"Me. My. Self. Eye. ; Modern and Contemporary Self-Portraits from the MFAH Department of Prints and Drawings," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 17–September 20, 2010.
"Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 27–August 30, 2020.
"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Artists' Reflections of Self and Other Artists" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, March 9, 2024-Sept. 2, 2024 [Sixth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
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