About the Artwork
Crown on Fire
1995
Shirley Woodson
born 1936
American
Unknown
Oil pastel on white wove paper
Image: 12 3/8 × 15 1/2 inches (31.4 × 39.4 cm) Sheet: 14 × 17 inches (35.6 × 43.2 cm) Framed: 17 1/2 × 21 1/8 × 1 5/8 inches (44.5 × 53.7 × 4.1 cm)
Drawings
African American Art
Gift of Mimi and Michael Kan
2001.49
Copyright not assessed, please contact rightsrepo@dia.org.
Markings
Signed in pencil, lower right: Woodson
Inscribed, signed, dated and titled in pencil, lower right, verso: Crown On Fire | 17 x 14 oil pastel | Shirley Woodson | 1995 | W [circled]
Provenance
2001-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Please note: This section is empty
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Shirley Woodson, Crown on Fire, 1995, oil pastel on white wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mimi and Michael Kan, 2001.49.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback