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Title:Interior
Artist:Preston Dickinson (American, New York, New York 1889–1930 Irun, Spain)
Date:1924
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:31 x 28 in. (78.7 x 71.1 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Gift of Edith C. Denniston, 1971
Object Number:1971.126
Inscription: Signed (lower right): P. DICKINSON
[Daniel Gallery, New York]; Edith C. Denniston, New York (until 1971; her gift to MMA)
New York. Daniel Gallery. "Exhibition of a Group of Modern Painters," closed February 26, 1924, no. 14 [possibly this picture].
New York. Daniel Gallery. "Preston Dickinson," April 24–May 10, 1924, no catalogue.
Lincoln, Neb. Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. "Preston Dickinson, 1889–1930," September 4–October 7, 1979, no. 35.
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. "Preston Dickinson, 1889–1930," December 18, 1979–February 24, 1980, no. 35.
Albuquerque. University of New Mexico Art Museum. "Preston Dickinson, 1889–1930," March 8–April 13, 1980, no. 35.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. "Preston Dickinson, 1889–1930," May 13–June 10, 1980, no. 35.
University of Georgia, Athens. "Preston Dickinson, 1889–1930," July 13–August 10, 1980, no. 35.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Still Life: 1915–1950," February 1, 1995–January 28, 1996, no catalogue.
Richmond, Va. Marsh Art Gallery. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 3–February 28, 1997, no. 27.
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 28–May 23, 1997, no. 27.
Newport Beach, Calif. Newport Harbor Art Museum. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 20–August 15, 1997, no. 27.
Tulsa, Okla. Philbrook Museum of Art. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 12–November 7, 1997, no. 27.
Palm Beach, Fla. The Society of the Four Arts. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 9–February 8, 1998, no. 27.
Salina, Kansas. Salina Art Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 6–May 3, 1998, no. 27.
Forbes Watson. "Preston Dickinson." Arts 5 (May 1924), p. 285, ill., illustrates a preliminary gouache study for this work, also called "Interior" (private collection).
International Studio 79 (June 1924), p. 236, ill. front cover (color).
"Daniel Gallery Opens." Art News 22 (April 26, 1924), pp. 4, 7.
"Art Exhibitions of the Week." New York Times (May 4, 1924), p. X10.
Ruth Cloudman. Preston Dickinson, 1889–1930. Exh. cat., Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. Lincoln, Neb., 1979, pp. 28, 30, 122, no. 35, ill. p. 123.
Richard Lee Rubenfeld. "Preston Dickinson: An American Modernist." PhD diss., Ohio State University, 1985, pp. 418–20, no. 93, fig. 94.
Sabine Rewald inStill Life: The Object in American Art, 1915-1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Va. New York, 1996, pp. 80, 84, 167, no. 27, ill. p. 85 (color).
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Preston Dickinson (American, New York, New York 1889–1930 Irun, Spain)
1922
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