Blue Blood

1979

Martin Puryear

Sculptor, American, born 1941

A dark-colored hoop, perhaps black, is shown against a white background. A sliver of lemon yellow is painted across the top edge of the hoop. The nearly perfect symmetry of the circle is broken only by a slight bend on the upper right.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Protetch/McIntosh Gallery, Washington, D.C.);[1] gift 1980 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] The name of the Protetch-McIntosh Gallery changed over the years, first to the McIntosh/Drysdale Gallery, then to the Nancy Drysdale Gallery.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 5 November 1982 - 16 January 1983, unpublished checklist.

  • Modern Sculpture from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1982.

1984

  • Martin Puryear, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield; New Museum, New York; La Jolla Museum, California, 3 February - December 1984.

2001

  • Martin Puryear: Recent Sculptures, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 6 March - 27 May 2001.

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1 March - 27 July 2008, unpublished checklist.

2010

  • Modern and Contemporary Art Since 1945, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2010.

Wikidata ID

Q63864272

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