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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.48
People
Howard Finster, American (Valley Head, AL 1916-2001 Rome, GA)
Title
If A House Be Divided Against Itself That House Cannot Stand
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1978
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337434

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Enamel on masonite
Dimensions
74.9 x 44.5 cm (29 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r.: WHF/ ART
  • inscription: ST. MARK=3-25. IF A HOUSE BE/ DIVIDED_AGAINST ITSELF/ THAT HOUSE CANNOT STAND
  • inscription: on verso: HWH 34
  • label: on verso: Howard Finster/ If A House be Divided Against Itself/ c. 1976/ Acrylic/Board/ 30 x 17.5in. (76.2 x 44.5 cm)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Howard Finster, sold; to Jeff and Jane Camp; [Cavin-Morris/Ethnographic Arts, Inc., New York, NY]; Didi and David Barrett, NY, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2011.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Collection of Didi & David Barrett ‘71
Copyright
© Howard Finster/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.48
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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