Night Flight of Dread and Delight
Artist
Skunder (Alexander) Boghossian
Ethiopian, Addis Ababa 1937–2003, active in the United States 1970–2003
Date1964
Associated withAfrica
MediumOil on canvas with collage
Dimensions56 5/8 x 62 5/8 in. (143.8 x 159.1 cm)
Frame: 59 1/4 x 66 x 3 in. (150.5 x 167.6 x 7.6 cm)
Frame: 59 1/4 x 66 x 3 in. (150.5 x 167.6 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object number98.6
On View
On viewProvenanceCreated United States, 1964; collection of the artist. Morris Kimmel Collection, Philadelphia; [Bill Karg Contemporary African Art, New York]; sold to NCMA, 1998.
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