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Me
Louis Bosa
American Art
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Witness
MEDIUM
Oil on panel
DATES
1957
DIMENSIONS
26 × 16 1/8 in. (66 × 41 cm)
frame: 32 1/8 × 22 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (81.6 × 56.2 × 6.4 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
65.252
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Blatt
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1961, provenance not yet documented; before 1961, possibly acquired by Milch Galleries, New York, NY; by 1961, acquired by Charles H. Blatt and Mrs. Charles Blatt of New York; December 8, 1965, gift of Charles H. Blatt and Mrs. Charles Blatt to the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Witness
CAPTION
Louis Bosa (American, born Italy, 1905–1981). Me, 1957. Oil on panel, 26 × 16 1/8 in. (66 × 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Blatt, 65.252. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.65.252_overall01.jpg)
IMAGE
detail, CUR.65.252_overall01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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