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Title:White Roses
Artist:Franklin Watkins (American, New York, New York 1894–1972)
Date:1945
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:27 x 33 1/8 in. (68.6 x 84.1 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:George A. Hearn Fund, 1945
Object Number:45.157.1
Inscription: Signed (lower left): Watkins
[Frank K. M. Rehn, Inc., New York, 1945; sold to MMA]
Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Paintings by Arthur B. Carles and Franklin C. Watkins," February 17–March 17, 1946, no. 63.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. "New Accessions U. S. A.," July 15–September 2, 1946, no. 25.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art. "Thirty Paintings: Stuart Davis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Franklin Watkins," July 28–August 28, 1949, unnumbered cat.
San Francisco. M. H. de Young Memorial Museum. "Thirty Paintings: Stuart Davis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Franklin Watkins," September 8–October 9, 1949, unnumbered cat.
Portland, Ore. Portland Art Museum. "Thirty Paintings: Stuart Davis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Franklin Watkins," October 15–November 20, 1949, unnumbered cat.
Museum of Modern Art, New York. "Franklin C. Watkins," March 21–June 11, 1950, no. 36.
American Federation of Arts circulating exhibition. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," January 1951–November 1952 (lent to numerous U.S. venues, including those listed below), no catalogue (checklist no. 20).
Hagerstown, Md. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," April 1951.
Nashville. Watkins Institute. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," November 5–25, 1951.
Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery Museum of Art. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," December 1951.
Abilene, Tex. Abilene Museum of Fine Arts. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," April 7–20, 1952.
Shreveport. Louisiana State Exhibit Museum. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," May 11–25, 1952.
South Hadley, Mass. Dwight Art Memorial, Mount Holyoke College. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," November 6–25, 1952.
Utica, N.Y. Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art. "The Art Triangle: Artist, Dealer, Collector," March 18–April 30, 1989, no. 97.
Buffalo, N.Y. Burchfield Art Center, Rockwell Hall, State University College at Buffalo. "The Art Triangle: Artist, Dealer, Collector," May 13–June 25, 1989, no. 97.
Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale. "20th Century Flower Painting," February 1–March 31, 1991, unnum. brochure.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Still Life: 1915–1950," February 1, 1995–January 28, 1996, no catalogue.
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. 21.
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. 21.
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. 21.
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. 21.
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. 21.
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. 21.
"Third Metropolitan Art Loan Exhibit Now Being Shown at Watkins Institute." Nashville Banner (November 14, 1951), p. 8.
D. R. K. "Metropolitan Exhibit at Museum." Montgomery Advertiser (December 9, 1951), p. 29.
"Paintings of Famed American Artists to Be Shown Monday." Abilene Reporter-News (April 6, 1952), p. 7-B.
"New Exhibit by American Artists Opens." Shreveport Times (May 11, 1952), p. B9.
Lowery Stokes Sims 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. 70, 171, no. 21, ill. p. 71 (color).
William Wilson. "Static But Not Stagnant." Los Angeles Times (June 28, 1997), p. F1.
William Wilson. "'Still Life' Asks Questions About the Nature of Art." Los Angeles Times (June 30, 1997), p. F7.
William Jaeger. "Looking at 'Still Life' is Almost Like Going Home." Times Union (June 28, 1998), p. 12.
Ellsworth Kelly (American, Newburgh, New York 1923–2015 Spencertown, New York)
1963
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