Artworks

Arvie Smith b. 1938

Trapeze Artist, 2014

Oil painting on canvas

40 x 30 x 2 1/2 in.
101.6 x 76.2 x 6.3 cm

PFF238

Oil painting of African American woman with white polka dot headscarf and yellow dress. Trapeze and curtain are referenced in the background.

Provenance

Arvie Smith

Exhibitions

"Mobility: African American Artists Abroad", Truman State University. Dates: Jan 02, 2024 - Mar 08, 2024.

"Ain't I America: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art", Hampton University. Dates: Jan 25, 2019 - May 11, 2019.

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

Publications

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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