About the Artwork
George Brecht (Portrait of)
1987
Raymond Johnson
1927-1995
American
Unknown
Black paint on cream colored chair
Overall: 35 × 16 1/2 × 16 inches (88.9 × 41.9 × 40.6 cm)
Sculpture
Contemporary Art after 1950
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2024.38
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Markings
Signed and dated, in black, on the seat: Ray | Johnson | 6/24/87
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Raymond Johnson, George Brecht (Portrait of), 1987, black paint on cream colored chair. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2024.38.
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