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Title:Sweets
Artist:Randall Deihl (American, born 1946)
Date:1980
Medium:Oil on Masonite
Dimensions:35 1/2 x 45 in. (90.2 x 114.3 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Purchase, Frances and Benjamin Benenson Foundation Inc. Gift, 1988
Accession Number:1988.52
the artist, New York (1980–88; sold through the Alexander Milliken Gallery, New York to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The 1980s: A New Generation, American Painters and Sculptors," April 13–July 31, 1988, brochure no. 12.
Springfield, Mass. Springfield Museum of Fine Arts. "Randall Deihl," March 4–April 8, 1990.
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. 19).
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. 35.
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. 35.
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. 35.
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. 35.
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. 35.
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. 35.
Lisa M. Messinger in "Twentieth Century Art." Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 1987–1988. New York, 1988, p. 68, ill.
Amei Wallach. "The 80s, So Far." Newsday (April 24, 1988), p. B18.
Helen A. Harrison. "The Rothko Legacy, Plus Some Works That Relate Stories." New York Times (September 29, 1991), p. LI12.
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. 81, 98, 167, no. 35, ill. p. 99 (color).
Lowery Stokes Sims and 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, p. 20.
John Brandenburg. "Still Lifes Convey Emotion Without Motion." Daily Oklahoman (September 26, 1997), p. 13.
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 1887–1986 Santa Fe, New Mexico)
1927
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