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  •  Two slightly overlapping and rounded rectangular shapes are centered in an orange canvas with yellow washes. The shape to the left is in a gray blueish-green hue while the one on the right is a darker violet-blue color.

Frank Bowling

Two Blues, The Terminal Illness

Description

Maker

Frank Bowling (British b. Guyana, b. 1936 in Guyana)

Title

Two Blues, The Terminal Illness

Year

1973

Medium

  • Acrylic on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Acrylic on canvas

Materials

acrylic paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

168.9 x 289.9 cm (66 1/2 x 114 1/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art

Object Number

74.018

Type

  • Paintings

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

The First America: Selections From the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Latin American Art: An Exhibition of Works from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Alt Author: Author Stringer, John, New England Foundation for the Arts.

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Pablo Helguera
Inventarios / Inventories
Feb 07, 2020 – Aug 21, 2021
Del Nuevo Mundo
The Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Latin American Art
Jun 17, 1988 – Sep 04, 1988
The Nancy Sayles Day Collection
Jan 04, 1977 – Feb 06, 1977

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Frank Bowling (British b. Guyana, b. 1936 in Guyana)
Two Blues, The Terminal Illness, 1973
Acrylic on canvas
168.9 x 289.9 cm (66 1/2 x 114 1/8 inches)
Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art 74.018

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