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The Host

A work made of oil on masonite.

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  • A work made of oil on masonite.

Date:

1955

Artist:

Gerald McLaughlin
American, born 1925

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Gerald McLaughlin

Title

The Host

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1955

Medium

Oil on masonite

Dimensions

114.3 × 251.4 cm (45 × 99 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Oppenheimer Purchase Prize and Goodman funds

Reference Number

1956.8

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