Author: Publication: Description: Notes: Subjects: Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896-1993. Associated Names: Call Number: V.F.I.--BREESKIN, ADELYN DOHME Location: V.F.I.
Author: Penrose, Antony. Publication: New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, c1985. Description: 216 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes writings by the artist. Gift; Marian Taliaferro; 2010.
Oil on canvas overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm Gift of Miriam Schapiro Grosof, 2014
Oil on canvas overall: 10 in x 8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm Gift of Miriam Schapiro Grosof, 2014
Oil on canvas overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm Gift of Miriam Schapiro Grosof, 2014
Oil on canvas overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm Gift of Miriam Schapiro Grosof, 2014
Typewritten page overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm; Framed: 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in; 29.85 cm x 23.5 cm Gift of Miriam Schapiro Grosof, 2014
Oil on canvas 74 1/4 in x 134 1/2 in; 188.595 cm x 341.63 cm; Framed: 76 1/2 in x 135 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 194.31 cm x 344.81 cm x 6.35 cm Acquired 1932
The Phillips Collection owns over 5,000 works of art—more than double the size of our collection since the passing of our founder in 1966. We are continuously growing our collection of modern and contemporary art to further Duncan Phillips’s belief that “[p]ictures send us back to life and to other arts with the ability to see beauty all about us as we go on our accustomed ways. Such a quickening of perception is surely worth cultivating.” We look to private collectors to help us achieve this and are deeply grateful to all those who have made gifts of art to the Phillips.
March 29, 2018, 6:30 pm
Through her portraits, Amy Sherald explores the ways people construct and perform their identities in response to political, social, and cultural expectations. Her work offers a critical view of African American cultural history and the representation of the African American body. Known for using a grayscale palette to paint skin tones, Sherald challenges the concept of color-as-race. Sherald will be in conversation with Dorothy Kosinski, Director of The Phillips Collection. Note: This conversation takes place at the David C. Driskell Center, located on campus at the University of Maryland in
