Artist
Katherine Porter (American, 1941–2024)American, 1941–2024
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Myth for Phyllis
Date1977
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions84 3/4 × 76 1/2 in. (215.3 × 194.3 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward R. Broida
Object number2007.642
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Spoleto Choice," Spoleto U.S.A. Festival, Charleston, South Carolina, May–June 1978.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso canvas, top stretcher, upside down (?)" Myth for Phyllis"
No visible signature - possibly signed under backboard. See conservation photgraphy
Printed label on verso stretcher:
"... 140 EAST 63 STREET NEW YORK N.Y. 10021 / Katherine Porter (American, b. 1941) / Myth to Phyllis 1977 C825 / Oil on canvas ... (covered by backboard)"
"... 140 EAST 63 STREET NEW YORK N.Y. 10021 / Katherine Porter (American, b. 1941) / Myth to Phyllis 1977 C825 / Oil on canvas ... (covered by backboard)"
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