Inscription: Signed (lower left center): Aaron Bohrod
the artist, Chicago (1942; sold to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Artists for Victory: An Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," December 7, 1942–February 22, 1943, unnumbered cat. (p. 2; awarded a Fifth Prize).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Artists for Victory: Prize Winners," March 8–May 10, 1943, no catalogue.
Boston. Institute of Modern Art. "Artists for Victory: Prize Winners," May 22–June 19, 1943, no catalogue.
Art Gallery of Toronto. "Museums' Choice: Paintings by Contemporary Americans," February 2–25, 1945, no. 44.
Salt Lake City. Centennial Art Gallery, Centennial Exposition, Utah State Fair Grounds. "One Hundred Years of American Painting from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City," July 1–29, 1947, no. 58.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "20th Century Painters: A Special Exhibition of Oils, Water Colors and Drawings Selected from the Collections of American Art in the Metropolitan Museum," June 16–October 29, 1950, unnum. brochure (p. 3).
New York. Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews. "[unknown exhibition]," January 15–February 15, 1954, no catalogue.
Bronx. Kingsbridge House. "[unknown exhibition]," February 15–March 15, 1954, no catalogue.
Madison, Wisc. Madison Art Center. "Aaron Bohrod: A Retrospective Exhibition, 1929–1966," November 22–December 31, 1966, no. 38 (dated 1941).
A. Hyatt Mayor. Artists for Victory: An Exhibition of Contemporary American Art. A Picture Book of the Prize Winners. New York, 1942, unpaginated, ill.
A. Hyatt Mayor. "The Artists for Victory Exhibition." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 1 (December 1942), p. 142.
"Artists for Victory Score Victory in Metropolitan Exhibition." Art Digest 17 (December 15, 1942), pp. 6, 9, ill. p. 8.
Edward Alden Jewell. "Artists for Victory: Afterthoughts on the Huge Nation-Wide Survey at the Metropolitan Museum." New York Times (December 20, 1942), p. X9, ill.
Edward Alden Jewell. "'Artists for Victory': Metropolitan Opens Tomorrow the Huge Contemporary American Survey." New York Times (December 6, 1942), p. X9.
Alfred M. Frankfurter. "The Artists for Victory Exhibition: The Paintings." Art News 41 (January 1–14, 1943), pp. 12, 34, ill. p. 8.
"Metropolitan Show: Modern Artists Invade the Museum." Life 14 (March 8, 1943), p. 44, ill. (color).
Doris Brian. "The Metropolitan's American Policy—A Long View, No Blind Flying." Art Digest 24 (July 1, 1950), p. 9.
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