The Necessity for Ruins

The Necessity for Ruins

1998
Artist
Don Stinson, American, 1956-
Object
painting
Medium
Oil paint on panel
Accession Number
2000.147A-QQ
Credit Line
Funds from Contemporary Realism Group
Don Stinson (American). The Necessity for Ruins. 1998. Oil paint on panel. Funds from Contemporary Realism Group. 2000.147A-QQ.
Inscription
Initials in BRC "DS"
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art - Contemporary Realism Group
Known Provenance
Artist; (Robischon Gallery), Denver, CO; Purchased by the Denver Art Museum, 2000.
Exhibition History
  • Landscapes by Don Stinson"—Nicolaysen Art Museum and Discovery Center, 07/10/1999 - 09/05/1999
  • "Don Stinson, Vanishing Points"—Robischon Gallery, 4/29/2000 - 6/10/2000
  • "Contested Terrain:Painting the Modern Landscape"—Joslyn Art Museum, 06/30/2012 - 09/16/2012

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