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Leon Polk Smith

Stretch of Black III, 1961

East Building, Upper Level — Gallery 406-A

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 61.1 x 48.2 cm (24 1/16 x 19 in.)

framed: 69.2 x 57.9 x 6 cm (27 1/4 x 22 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Eleanor Ward

Accession Number

1971.89.1

Artists / Makers

Leon Polk Smith (painter) American, 1906 - 1996

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Provenance

Eleanor Ward; gift 1971 to NGA.

Associated Names

International Art Foundation, Inc.

Exhibition History

1995: Leon Polk Smith: American Painter, The Brooklyn Museum, 1995-1996, pl. 21, repro.

2009: Extended loan for use by President Barack Obama, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2009-2017.

2018: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Lewis Eisenberg, U.S. Embassy residence, Rome, 2018-2020.

Bibliography

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 223, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 338, repro.

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