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- Artist
- Louise Nevelson
(American, b. Ukraine, 1899 – 1988) - Title
- Rain Forest: Night Presence III
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- Wood, paint and metal
- Dimensions
- 52 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. Overall
- Credit
- Bequest of Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender
- Accession No.
- 1992.235a-b
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Geography
- United States
Related
By 26 October 1969 [1], sold by The Pace Gallery (New York, NY) to Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender (Oak Ridge, TN and Washington, DC); 1987, deposited on long-term loan to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 1992, bequeathed to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [1] The object file does not include a record of purchase, but contains correspondence, dated 26 October 1969, from The Pace Gallery to Alexander Hollaender, referring to this work as the Hollaenders’ possession.
- Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970. p. 108, no. 130
- Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Handbook of the Collection." Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, 1990. no. 134
- Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends: Elvehjem Art Center, 9/11/1970–11/8/1970
- Homage to the World: 105 Pieces, Rose Art Museum: Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 5/24/1967–7/2/1967
- Louise Nevelson: Whitney Museum of American Art, 3/8/1967–4/30/1967
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