Brownie, Sunny, Dave, and Al

1972 (later revised)

Al Loving

Painter, American, 1935 - 2005

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stained, torn, cut, and sewn canvas, and wooden rod

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 442 × 337.2 cm (174 × 132 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2013.61.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1935-2005]; his estate; purchased May 2013 through (Gary Snyder Gallery, New York) by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • Alvin Loving, William Zierler, Inc., New York, 1972.

1973

  • 1973 Biennial Exhibition: Contemporary American Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1973, unnumbered catalogue.

2012

  • Al Loving: Torn Canvas, Gary Snyder Gallery, New York, 2012, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2014

  • Make it New: Abstract Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, 1950-1975, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, 2014, no. 32, repro.

2019

  • Generations: A History of Black Abstract Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, 2019-2020, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Bibliography

2013

  • Cooper, Harry. "Brownie, Sunny, Dave, and Al." National Gallery of Art Bulletin no. 49 (Fall 2013): 18-19, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20197343

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