A painting of a dog with a man’s head.
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The painting shows a dog facing right with a man’s head, the man is wearing glasses, is bald, and is facing three-quarters to the front. The dog’s right paw is slightly raised, he is standing within a space defined by a split rail fence which begins in the upper left and moves across the picture plane to the right side. The work is painted on the pages of an illustrated book that have been attached in a grid to cover the surface of the canvas, the illustrations are randomly spaced. The words P.W. Botha are painted in capital letters in the lower right corner.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.77
People
Tim Rollins, American (Pittsfield, ME 1955 - 2017)
Kids of Survival
Title
The Animal Farm: P. W. Botha 1
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
1984-1987
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/332234

Physical Descriptions

Medium
acrylic wash on book pages mounted on linen
Dimensions
153 x 241.3 cm (60 1/4 x 95 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: On verso in black paint: Tim Rollins + K.O.S. So. Bx 1984-87
  • inscription: On the back side of the canvas in black paint: From An Animal Farm: P. W. Botha I.
    Signed: Tim Rollins + K.O.S. So. Bx 1984-87
  • label: Rhona Hoffman Gallery
    Tim Rollins & K.O.S.
    From the Animal Farm: P.W. Botha
    1984-87
    Acrylic and wash on book pages on linen
    59 x 95"
    c1087020

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Rhona Hoffman Gallery], sold; to The Edward R. Downe, Jr. collection, New York. [G.W. Einstein Company, Inc. consignment #7198], sold; to Harvard Art Museum, 2009.

Footnote:
Edward R. Downe, Jr. was advised by Patterson Sims and Marcia Tucker in the purchase of this work.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Modern and Contemporary Acquisition Fund
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.77
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Riverside Studios, London and Orchard Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland (London, 1988), p. 39
  • Lawrence Rinder, Viewpoints: Tim Rollins + K.O.S., brochure, Walker Art Center (Minnespolis, MN, 1988), p. 3, ill.
  • Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: Animal Farm, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington DC, 1992)

Exhibition History

  • Viewpoints: Tim Rollins + K.O.S., Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 03/14/1988 - 04/24/1988
  • Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Riverside Studios, London, 07/27/1988 - 08/21/1988; Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 09/03/1988 - 10/03/1988; Orchard Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland, 10/06/1988 - 10/29/1988
  • Re-View: European and American Art Since 1900, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/03/2011 - 06/01/2013
  • 32Q: 1120 Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/10/2019 - 06/03/2021
  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/11/2015 - 05/10/2015

Subjects and Contexts

  • Collection Highlights

Verification Level

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