About the Artwork
Model for "Sentinel"
1982
Martin Puryear
born 1941
American
Unknown
Wood and paint
Overall: 10 1/2 × 3 × 9 inches (26.7 × 7.6 × 22.9 cm)
Sculpture
African American Art
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2023.113
Copyright Not Evaluated
Markings
Signed, on bottom [by sculpture according to donor's notes]: Martin Puryear
Provenance
(Henri Gallery, Washington, D.C., USA);1989, purchased by Gilbert B. Silverman [1925-2016] and Lila Silverman [1933-2020] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA);
2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA), accessioned to the collection in 2023
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Martin Puryear, Model for "Sentinel", 1982, wood and paint. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.113.
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