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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Paul Keene, Blue Dress, 1985

Paul Keene 1920-2009

Blue Dress, 1985
Acrylic on paper
30 x 22 in.
76.2 x 55.9 cm
PFF121
© Paul Keene. Licensed by The Estate of Paul Keene, Warrington, PA
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Noted in verso "Poster for N.A.A.C.P.". Painting depicts a seated woman in a blue dress with a red frame encompassing figure and in the lower right another frame with the silhoutte of another figure.
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Provenance

The Paul Keene Estate/Laura Keene

Exhibitions

"Afrocosmologies", Wadsworth Atheneum. Dates: Oct 19, 2019 - Jan 20, 2020.


"Tangible Spirit", Art Center at Orange. Dates: Feb 07, 2019 - Mar 28, 2019.


"Constructing Identity: Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Portland Art Museum. Dates: Jan 28, 2017 - Jun 18, 2017.


Publications

1. Berrisford Boothe, Kristin Haas, Claudia Highbaugh, Thomas Loughman, Frank Mitchell, (2019), "Afrocosmologies: American Reflections", Wadsworth Atheneum – Afrocosmologies Catalog, Catalog, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and the Amistad Center for Art and Culture, Hartford, CT, Brian D. Hotchkiss, https://www.wadsworthshop.org/products/afrocosmologies-american-reflections 2. Berrisford Boothe, Moe Brooker, Brian Ferriso, James G. Petrucci, (2017), "Constructing Identity: Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art", Portland Art Museum – Constructing Identity, Catalog, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Gretchen Dykstra
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