Sept. 14, 1975

1975

On Kawara Japanese, 1933 - 2014

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About the Artwork

Title Sept. 14, 1975

Artwork Date 1975

Artist On Kawara

Life Dates 1933 - 2014

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Japanese

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Liquitex on canvas, with artist's cardboard box lined with newspaper

Dimensions Overall: 10 × 13 inches (25.4 × 33 cm)

Classification Paintings

Department Contemporary Art after 1950

Credit Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2023.215

Markings

Signed Signed, in pencil, lower center verso: On Kawara

Inscriptions Painted, white on black, center: SEPT.14,1975

Marks Typed label, on lower interior of stretcher: “Sunday.” | SEPT. 14, 1975. "TODAY" Series No. 74, 1975. Painted by On | Kawara in Detroit, U.S.A. Liquitex on canvas. 10"x13". Type-written label on center of cardboard box lid: SEPT. 14, 1975

Provenance

1986, sold by (Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York, New York, USA);
1986-2020, 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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On Kawara Continuity/Discontinuity 1963-1979. Exh. cat., Moderna Museet. Stockholm, 1980, +74 B.

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On Kawara, Sept. 14, 1975, 1975, Liquitex on canvas, with artist's cardboard box lined with newspaper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.215.

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100 Year Calender

Multiple makers

1968

I Am Still Alive

On Kawara

1970

Insertion Band

American

early 20th century

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Pattern and Sample Book for Girl's Clothing

Mary Cummings

between 1910 and 1935

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Scarf

American

1925

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Pink Bouquet

Anonymous

1928

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Coat

Elizabeth Hawes

1937

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Dress

Elizabeth Hawes

1937

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Dress

American

c. 1947

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