Voyager
1992
Artist, American, born 1955

Artwork overview
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Medium
acrylic and collage on canvas
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Women’s Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art)
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Dimensions
painted surface: 220.98 × 220.35 cm (87 × 86 3/4 in.)
overall: 233.36 × 219.71 cm (91 7/8 × 86 1/2 in.) -
Accession
2014.79.52
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Acquired 1993 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1992
Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, 1992.
2008
The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008.
2013
In the Tower: Kerry James Marshall, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013, unnumbered checklist.
2016
Kerry James Marshall: Mastry, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The Met Breuer, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2016-2017, pl. 20.
Bibliography
2022
National Gallery of Art. "Afro-Atlantic Histories: Interview with Curator Kanitra Fletcher." Art for the Nation no. 65 (Spring 2022): 8, Fig. 8.
2024
Haw, Kate, Charles Brock, James Meyer, and Donna Kirk. "The Conversation Series. A Look Behind the Latest Installation.". Art for the Nation no. 68 (Spring 2024): 6-7, fig. 5.
Wikidata ID
Q20198031