1996.127: Homage to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1996.127

People

Maud Morgan, American (New York, NY 1903 - 1999 Cambridge, MA)

Title

Homage to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

1968

Places

Creation Place: North America, United States

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/226154

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

173 x 106.7 cm (68 1/8 x 42 in.)
framed: 174.2 x 108.2 x 4.4 cm (68 9/16 x 42 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: lr. Maud Morgan
• inscription: On verso: Homage to Martin Luther King, Jr. 1968

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Maud Morgan, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1996.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Maud Morgan

Accession Year

1996

Object Number

1996.127

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Maud Morgan, Maud's Journey: A Life From Art, New Earth (Berkeley, CA, 1995), p.88

Exhibition History

• Maud Morgan: A Retrospective Exhibition, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, 04/03/1977 - 05/15/1977
• Unidentified Exhibition, Massachusetts College of Art, 1986, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, 01/01/1986 - 12/31/1986

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