Mao
1973
Artist, American, 1928 - 1987

Artwork overview
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Medium
acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Friends of the Corcoran Gallery of Art)
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Dimensions
overall: 127.3 × 107.6 cm (50 1/8 × 42 3/8 in.)
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Accession
2014.79.50
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Leo Castelli Gallery, New York). (Max Protetch Gallery, New York); acquired 1976 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1986
Friends of the Corcoran 25th Anniversary Exhibition: Selections from Acquisitions by the Friends of the Corcoran, 1961-1985, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 14-30 March 1986, unnumbered checklist, repro.
1989
Loan, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1989.
2000
Andy Warhol Social Observer, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2000-2001.
2005
Warhol Legacy: Selections from the Andy Warhol Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005-2006.
2008
The American Evolution: A History Through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008
Inscriptions
On top stretcher bar: at left,"JA 10142"; at right, "C/5-2"; at center: sticker, Ollendorff Fine Art packers; sticker, "Leo Castelli 4 East 77 New York 10021 288-4820 / and 420 West Broadway New York 10012 431-5160 / Andy Warhol / Mao I / 1973 / silkscreen and acrylic on canvas / 50x42"; sticker, "Galerie Sonnabend / 12, Rue Mazarive-Paris 6 - Tel: MED.14.57 / Andy Warhol / "Mao" 1973 50 x 42" / LC 988 (Zurich)"
Wikidata ID
Q20197492