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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.121
People
Al Held, American (Brooklyn, NY 1928 - 2005 Todi, Italy)
Title
Purple Trouble
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309153

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Acrylic paint on paper mounted on masonite
Dimensions
actual: 48.7 x 63.5 cm (19 3/16 x 25 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • gallery label: backing, paper, printed: [two labels]
  • inscription: upper member of frame, black felt-tip pen: PURPLE TROUBLE
  • label: backing, paper, printed and handwritten: [graphite:] Emmerich #15793
  • label: backing, paper, typewritten: FCM69.69 / Al Held / PURPLE TROUBLE, 1966 / 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 / Gift of Lawrence S. Levine
  • inscription: all members of frame, black felt-tip pen: 5793E

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[André Emmerich Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1976.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and matching gifts
Copyright
© Al Held Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.121
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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