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Seated Figure
Seated Figure

Seated Figure

Artist Robert Goodnough American, 1917–2010
Date20th century
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions48 1/2 x 48 in. (123.2 x 121.9 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of James I. Merrill
Object numberG.57.3.1
On View
Not on view
Published ReferencesBen F. Williams, "Acquisitions of Twentieth Century Paintings," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 1, no. 1 (Spring 1957), mentioned 22.

James B. Byrnes, "A Review of Three Exhibitions of Modern Art in the Museum," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 1, no. 2 (Summer 1957), mentioned 19.

American Paintings since 1900 from the Permanent Collection (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1967), cat. no. 21, illus. (b-w).

Martin Bush, Robert Goodnough (New York: Abbeville Press, 1982), illus. (b-w) 25, pl. 17.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Panel's Choice," April 2-24, 1957, cat. no. 6.

Fayetteville, NC, Cumberland County Public Library, "Outreach Exhibition," May, 1964.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "American Paintings since 1900 from the Permanent Collection," April 1-23, 1967, cat. no. 21, illus. (b-w).
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