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Relic

Artist/Maker (American, 1912–1963)
Date1960–61
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 61 × 49 1/2 in. (154.9 × 125.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Roemer, OC '27
Object number1986.47
Status
Not on view
Provenance(Sidney Janis Gallery, New York); purchased 1961 by James A. [1905-2006] and Helen [ -1995] Roemer, Warren, OH; by gift 1986 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
A Modern Sensibility: Works from a Private Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 1986 - March 23, 1986 )
Exchange Loan with The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
  • Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (May 6, 1993 - October 25, 1993 )
Focus on the Permanent Exhibition: Audrey Flack
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (November 20, 1993 - March 20, 1994 )
William Baziotes: The Poetic Spirit
  • Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (November 7, 2000 - January 7, 2001 )
Going Modern at the Allen: American Painting and Sculpture, 1950-1980
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 16, 2003 - July 27, 2004 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
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