A Solar Flare

Artist Rodney McMillian American, born 1969

Date2016

MediumAcrylic, latex, and ink on chenille bedspread

Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 102 × 73 1/2 × 1/2 in. (259.1 × 186.7 × 1.3 cm)

ClassificationsMixed Media

Credit LineGift from the Collection of Hedy Fisher and Randy Shull

Object number2023.25.1

On View

Not on view

ProvenanceCreated by the artist, 2016; acquired from Vielmetter Los Angeles, by Randy Shull and Hedy Fischer, 2016; given to NCMA, 2023..Published References"Say It Loud," 2018, pages unknown (exhibition catalog).Exhibition HistoryAsheville, NC, 22 London, "Say It Loud," September 29–October 28, 2018.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Break the Mold: New Takes on Traditional Art Making," September 25, 2021–January 30, 2022.

Charlotte, NC, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, "Seeing Stars: Works from the Fischer/Shull Collection of Contemporary Art," April 1–September 24, 2023. Object Rights Statement

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