Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné

Title
Opened Box
Date
1977
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
67¼ x 110¼ in.
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston
Catalogue No.
P77.021
Provenance
Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Purchased, by exchange, with funds raised by the Masked Ball 1955-1963
Exhibitions
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, "Philip Guston: Recent Paintings", May 21, 1980 - June 21, 1980
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Permanent Collection Gallery", February 24, 1988 - November 13, 1988
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Focus on the Collection: A 70th Anniversary Celebration", November 03, 1991 - January 05, 1992
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Works by Philip Guston", June 25, 1994 - October 16, 1994
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Akron's Own Rings: Five Passions in World Art, June 22, 1996 - August 11, 1996
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "A 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Collection", November 15, 1997 - January 11, 1998
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Selections from the Permanent Collection", February 07, 1998 - November 02, 1999
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "(show in McDowell Gallery)", February 10, 2001 - September 10, 2001
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Permanent Collection Gallery", February 24, 1988 - November 13, 1988
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Focus on the Collection: A 70th Anniversary Celebration", November 03, 1991 - January 05, 1992
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Works by Philip Guston", June 25, 1994 - October 16, 1994
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Akron's Own Rings: Five Passions in World Art, June 22, 1996 - August 11, 1996
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "A 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Collection", November 15, 1997 - January 11, 1998
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "Selections from the Permanent Collection", February 07, 1998 - November 02, 1999
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH, "(show in McDowell Gallery)", February 10, 2001 - September 10, 2001
Bibliography
Art in America. [Article title unknown]. May 1980, illus. in b&w p.46, top
Tannenbaum, Barbara, Mitchell Kahan, and Jeffrey Grove. Akron Art Museum: Art Since 1850, An Introduction to the Collection. Akron: Akron Art Museum, 2001, illus. in color p. 191 and mentioned in text p. 190
Shinn, Dorothy. "Art Notes: Deep dive into Philip Guston's 'Opened Box' at Akron Art Museum." Akron Beacon Journal, May 21, 2019, mentioned in text, not illus.
Shinn, Dorothy. "Museum to unpack meaning of 'Opened Box.'" Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH), section Pulse, May 23, 2019, p. T11, mentioned in text, not illus.
Berggruen Gallery, 50 Years: 1970–2020. San Francisco: Berggruen Gallery, 2020, illus. in color p. 129
Tannenbaum, Barbara, Mitchell Kahan, and Jeffrey Grove. Akron Art Museum: Art Since 1850, An Introduction to the Collection. Akron: Akron Art Museum, 2001, illus. in color p. 191 and mentioned in text p. 190
Shinn, Dorothy. "Art Notes: Deep dive into Philip Guston's 'Opened Box' at Akron Art Museum." Akron Beacon Journal, May 21, 2019, mentioned in text, not illus.
Shinn, Dorothy. "Museum to unpack meaning of 'Opened Box.'" Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH), section Pulse, May 23, 2019, p. T11, mentioned in text, not illus.
Berggruen Gallery, 50 Years: 1970–2020. San Francisco: Berggruen Gallery, 2020, illus. in color p. 129
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Title
Opened Box
Date
1977
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
67¼ × 110¼ in.
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston
Catalogue Number
P77.021
Provenance
Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Purchased, by exchange, with funds raised by the Masked Ball 1955-1963
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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