Venus (Rosetta Tharpe)
Artist
Tavares Strachan
(Bahamian, born 1979)
Date2025
DimensionsOverall:H: 28 × W: 15 × D: 16 1/2 in. (71.1 × 38.1 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase 2025 Charles W. Engelhard Bequest Fund, The Newark Museum of Art Acquisition Bequest Fund, Felix Fuld Memorial Fund established by Arthur Lehman, and Robert Riggs Kerr Memorial Fund
Object number2025.9A-C
Copyright© Tavares Strachan Photo by Tom Powel Imaging
On View
Not on viewObject NameBow Harp | Sculpture
Title Details
Primary Title
Venus (Rosetta Tharpe)
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