Noatak

1979

Martin Puryear

Sculptor, American, born 1941

Artwork overview

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; received 20 November 1979 by (Protetch-McIntosh Gallery, Washington, D.C.);[1] sold 1980 to Chris Middendorf, for Robin Rose, Washington, D.C.;[2] sold 1984 to Carolyn Small Alper [1927-2020], Washington, D.C.; gift (partial and promised) 1991 to NGA; gift completed 2020.
[1] Provenance details were kindly supplied by Jeanne Englert, personal assistant to the artist, in an e-mail of 29 April 2019, in NGA curatorial files. The name of the Protetch-McIntosh Gallery changed over the years, first to the McIntosh/Drysdale Gallery, then to the Nancy Drysdale Gallery.
[2] Middendorf had his own gallery, Middendorf Lane Gallery, in Washington. According to the artist's records (see note 1), Middendorf advanced the money for the purchase to Rose.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Martin Puryear, Sala de Exposiciones de la Fundación "la Caixa", Madrid, 1997-1998, no. 5, repro.

2013

  • Washington Art Matters, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, 2013, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1997

  • Martin Puryear, Exh. cat. Fundación "la Caixa", Madrid, 1997-1998: 59, no. 5, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63860969

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