St. George and the Dragon

Artist Robert Thompson (American, 1937 - 1966)

Dateca. 1961-1962

Geographic OriginUnited States of America

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsImage: H 90 1/2 x W 82 1/2 in. (H 229.9 x W 209.6 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1982 The Members' Fund

Object number82.95

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Object NamePainting

Title Details

Artist title St. George and the Dragon

Remarks verso inscription

Inscriptionsverso: u.c. "#4 / Bob Thompson / St. George and the Dragon"ProvenanceSuzanne Vanderwoude, Inc., New York, New YorkExhibition History"Modern Heroics: 75 Years of African-American Expressionism at the Newark Museum," The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (June 18, 2016-January 8, 2017)
"Bob Thompson", The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Michigan (October 24, 1999 - January 2, 2000)
"Bob Thompson Retrospective" Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York (September 25, 1998 - January 3, 1999)
"20th Century Afro-American Artists: Selections from the Collection of the Newark Museum," The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (June 18-October 14, 1985)
"Black Artists at The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (February 7 - May 15, 1982)
"Bob Thompson", University Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts (September 11 - October 4, 1974)

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