Heart of the Matter

Arts of the Americas

1963

Otis Kaye
American, 1885–1974

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Otis Kaye
Title: Heart of the Matter
Place: United States (Object made in)
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.: Made 1963
Medium: Oil on canvas
Inscriptions: Signed: "OK"
Dimensions: 127 × 108 cm (50 × 42 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Reference Number: 2015.419

CT, New Britain Museum of American Art, Otis Kaye: Money, Mystery, and Mastery, Jan. 17–May 10, 2015.

Otis Kaye (1885–1974), 1963; given to Paul Banks III, 1966, as a wedding present; descended in the family until 2015; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2015.

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