The Name
1949
Artist, American, 1905 - 1970
Artwork overview
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Medium
brush and black ink on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 61.1 x 38 cm (24 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
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Accession
1976.56.119
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist to the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts Inc., New York, 1965; gift to NGA, 1976.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1960
Drawings by 15 Americans, Everett Ellin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 1960.
1965
For Benefit of the Foundation for the Contemporary Performance Arts, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, 1965-1966.
1967
Art for Embassies Selected fromt eh Woodward Foundation Collection, Gallery of Modern Art, Washington, D.C., 1967.
1979
Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944-1969, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1979, no. 56.
1981
Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1981.
Contemporary Prints and Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, 1981.
2001
A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 83.
2007
The Abstraction of Landscape: From Northern Romanticism to Abstract Expressionism, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, Spain, 2007-2008.
2012
In The Tower: Barnett Newman, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012-2013, no catalogue.
Bibliography
1979
Richardson, Brenda. Barnett Newman: The Complete Drawings, 1944-1969, Baltimore Museum of Art: 1979, no. 56.
2001
A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 83.
2007
Elger, Dietmar., et al. The Abstraction of Landscape: From Northern Romanticism to Abstract Expressionism. (Exh. cat. Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 2007-2008). Madrid, 2007: 92.
Inscriptions
lower right in blue ink: Barnett Newman 1949; upper center verso in blue ink: Top / Barnett Newman / 1949 / The Name
Wikidata ID
Q64537131