Oklahoma

Gordon Newton American, 1948 - 2019
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About the Artwork

Oklahoma

1972

Gordon Newton

1948 - 2019

American

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Wood, wax, clay, and paint

Overall: 10 1/4 × 11 × 1 7/8 inches (26 × 27.9 × 4.8 cm)

Sculpture

Contemporary Art after 1950

Gift of Ronald L. Winokur in memory of Mrs. Edsel B. Ford

F1983.19

Copyright Not Evaluated

Markings

Signed, on back: GN [script]

Inscribed, on back: small apple / 3/72 Gn/ For RON W / [slashes are included] Inscribed with title, lower center: OKLAHOMA

On back, middle: a triangle form with the following numbers surrounding it: 2 [lower left corner], 4 [left side], 7 [top corner], 5 [right side], 5 [lower right corner]. On front, top: 2 3 5

Provenance

1983-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Gordon Newton, Oklahoma, 1972, wood, wax, clay, and paint. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Ronald L. Winokur in memory of Mrs. Edsel B. Ford, F1983.19.

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