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Billy, 1986, Alden Mason



Alden Mason
November 6, 2010–July 17, 2011
SAM Third Floor Galleries


This installation takes a focused look at Alden Mason’s work in the SAM collection. The museum’s holdings span almost the entire career of this important Northwest artist, now in his ninety-first year. The installation explores Mason’s varied career and how he continually reinvented himself over the decades. Viewers will come away with a new understanding of Alden Mason’s importance and the continuing relevance of his painting.

—Michael Darling, Former Jon & Mary Shirley Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art

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This exhibition is organized by the Seattle Art Museum.

Billy, 1986, Alden Mason, American, b. 1919, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 51 in., Gift of The Persis Corporation, 2002.45, © Alden Mason

 

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