Artist
Kermit Oliver (American, born 1943)American, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Atonement Ram with Icon
Date1981
PlaceTexas, United States
MediumAcrylic on board
Dimensions47 5/8 × 37 3/8 in. (121 × 94.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Duke Energy
Object number85.16
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Kermit Oliver," Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, April 4–April 30, 1987.
"Selected Paintings and Drawings by Kermit Oliver," Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, December 10, 1988–February 5, 1989.
"Tradition and Innovation: A Museum Celebration of Texas Art," February 17–May 6, 1990.
"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
Signed "OLIVER" in brown paint at center, bottom, in the ram's hoof's shadow
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Kermit Oliver
1982
Acrylic on paper
2007.1504
