Legend and Fact
1940
Artist, American, born the Netherlands, 1904 - 1997

Artwork overview
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Medium
duco enamel on gypsum board (marinite)
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Credit Line
Transferred from the Department of Commerce, Maritime Commission
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Dimensions
overall (four separate panels combined): 152.4 x 483.71 cm (60 x 190 7/16 in.)
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Accession
1971.52.1.a-d
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Copyright
© 1997 Willem de Kooning Revocable Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Commissioned 1940;[1] installed the same year in Norfolk, Virginia, on the American President Lines ship U.S.S. President Jackson; ship lent 1942 and later sold to the U.S. Navy as a troop carrier; U.S. Navy Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benicia, California; U.S. Maritime Commission, Department of Commerce; transferred 1971 to NGA.
[1] The commission for the mural was awarded through a juried competition open to all American artists held by the Section of Fine Arts under the Public Buildings Administration of the Federal Works Agency. The artist's contract was dated 21 June 1940.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 189, repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 220, repro.
Inscriptions
lower right, far right panel: de Kooning '40
Wikidata ID
Q20193248