Pansies in Washington
1969
Artist, American, 1891 - 1978


NGA, East Building, EU-407-C, N
Artwork overview
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Medium
acrylic on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 127 × 121.92 cm (50 × 48 in.)
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Accession
2015.19.144
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Vincent Melzac [1914-1989], Arlington, Virginia; gift 1972 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1972
Alma W. Thomas: Retrospective Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 8 September - 15 October 1972, no. 15.
Washington Room, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, April - June 1972.
1979
Women Artists from Washington Collections, University of Maryland, 1979.
2010
Abstraction from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2010.
2011
Washington Color and Light, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2010-2011, no catalogue.
2021
Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; The Phillips Collection, Washington, 2021 - 2022, no. 160, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q46638691