Untitled | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1998.179
People: Richmond Burton, American (Talladega, AL born 1960)
Title: Untitled
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1997
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/195531

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Acrylic paint on white wove paper

Dimensions

28.3 x 21.9 cm (11 1/8 x 8 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: black conté, l.r.: R Burton; black conté, verso: Richmond Burton / 1997
stamp: verso, center, red ink, stamped, Latin: DAT ROSA MEL APIBUS [=the bee spreads the rose's honey] with flower design

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Daniel Bush, Yonkers, New York, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998 (through G. W. Einstein Company, Inc.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Daniel Bush
Accession Year: 1998
Object Number: 1998.179
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions: The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description: Several layers of acrylic paint are applied to a sheet of wove paper, attaining an encrusted effect while still allowing a large portion of the white of the paper to show through. The surface is organized by a loose grid of small red and brown dots and seven rows of large blue dots, yet the effect is more organic than geometric.

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Add to Collection

Log in to the Harvard Art Museums