About the Artwork
Noah's Ark: Genesis
1984
Charles McGee
1924 - 2021
American
Unknown
Enamel and mixed media on masonite
Overall: 120 × 180 inches (304.8 cm × 4 m 57.2 cm)
Paintings
African American Art
Gift of Joan Lovell and James A. Tuck
F1985.12
Courtesy of Charles McGee
Markings
Signed, center right side: C. MCGEE 1984
Signed and dated in white, center right side: C. MCGEE 1984
Provenance
Collection of the artist
1985-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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"Charles McGee: Seeing Seventy." Exh. cat., The Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1984, p.18 (ill.).
"Performance." Detroit Symphony Orchestra Magazine (1993-94): cover.
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Courtesy of Charles McGee
Charles McGee, Noah's Ark: Genesis, 1984, enamel and mixed media on Masonite. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Joan Lovell and James A. Tuck, F1985.12.
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