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Quiet History

A work made of oil on canvas.

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1986

Artist:

Robert Barnes
American, born 1934

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Robert Barnes

Title

Quiet History

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.

1986

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

221.6 × 130.2 cm (87 1/4 × 51 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Twentieth-Century Discretionary, Twentieth-Century Purchase, Oscar L. Gerber Memorial, and A. James Speyer funds; purchased with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. Orrin M. Scheff and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Aronson

Reference Number

1987.140

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