Glenn Ligon, American, b. Bronx, New York, 1960 Search this
Medium:
Oil stick and gesso on canvas
Dimensions:
80 × 30 in. (203.2 × 76.2 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1992
Exhibition History:
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1992-1996," 4 June-7 September 1997, unpublished checklist.
THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, DC. Extended loan, 11 May 2009-13 January 2013.
MUSEE NATIONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS DU QUEBEC. "America. Between Dreams and Realities: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 9 June-5 September 2022, color ill. p. 70.
Published References:
GOPNIK, BLAKE. "1600 Penn and Ink: Obamas' Choice of Works on Loan to White House Reflects a Discerning Eye," Washington Post ( 7 October 2009), online edition.
DROHOJOWSKA-PHILP, HUNTER. "Glenn Ligon Gets Obama's Vote," Los Angeles Times (11 December 2009), online edition.
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 297, p. 321.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Museum purchase, 1993
