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Title:Verifying Dissonant Statistics
Artist:Randy Dudley (American, born 1950)
Date:1981
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:21 5/8 x 27 5/8 in. (54.9 x 70.2 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1983
Object Number:1983.123.1
Inscription: Signed and dated (lower right): Dudley 81
the artist, New York (1981–83; sold through OK Harris, New York to MMA)
New York. OK Harris. "Randy Dudley," 1983.
Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale. "New Narrative Painting: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York," February 9–26, 1984, no. 11.
Mexico City. Museo Rufino Tamayo. "Nueva Pintura Narrativa: Coleccion del Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York," November–December 1984, no. 12.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The 1980s: A New Generation, American Painters and Sculptors," April 13–July 31, 1988, brochure no. 15.
Roslyn Harbor, N. Y. Nassau County Museum of Art. "American Narrative Painting and Sculpture: The 1980's from the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art," August 4–November 3, 1991, unnumbered cat. (p. 24).
Richmond, Va. Marsh Art Gallery. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 3–February 28, 1997, no. 36.
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 28–May 23, 1997, no. 36.
Newport Beach, Calif. Newport Harbor Art Museum. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 20–August 15, 1997, no. 36.
Tulsa, Okla. Philbrook Museum of Art. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 12–November 7, 1997, no. 36.
Palm Beach, Fla. The Society of the Four Arts. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 9–February 8, 1998, no. 36.
Salina, Kansas. Salina Art Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 6–May 3, 1998, no. 36.
William S. Lieberman. Nueva Pintura Narrativa: Coleccion del Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York. Exh. cat., Museo Rufino Tamayo. Mexico City, 1984, pp. 25, 42, ill. (color).
William S. Lieberman inNew Narrative Painting: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale . Fort Lauderdale, 1984, unpaginated, no. 11, ill. (overall and detail).
Sabine Rewald inStill Life: The Object in American Art, 1915-1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Va. New York, 1996, pp. 80–81.
William S. Lieberman inStill Life: The Object in American Art, 1915-1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Va. New York, 1996, pp. 100, 167, no. 36, ill. pp. 10 (color detail), 101 (color).
Lowery Stokes Sims and Sabine Rewald. "Still Life: The Object in American Art." American Art Review 9 (September–October 1997), ill. p. 142 (color).
John Brandenburg. "Still Lifes Convey Emotion Without Motion." Daily Oklahoman (September 26, 1997), p. 13.
Timothy Cahill. "Still Life Moves Up." Times Union (May 24, 1998), ill. p. 14.
Ellsworth Kelly (American, Newburgh, New York 1923–2015 Spencertown, New York)
1963
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