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Provenance
The artist
Karlen Mooradian, Chicago, gift of the artist (c. 1938–45)
Vartoosh [Adoian] Mooradian, Chicago, by descent (July 1990)
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), by bequest (April 24, 1991)
Exhibitions
1973–74 Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, An Exhibition of Drawings by Arshile Gorky, October 28–November 25, 1973, no. 38, ill. in b/w, p. 32; p. 35, as "Study for Newark Airport Mural" , n.d. Traveled to: Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, December 9, 1973–January 6, 1974; New Orleans Museum of Art, January 20–February 17, 1974; Amarillo Art Center, Texas, March 10–April 7, 1974; University Museum Illinois State University, Normal, April 21–May 19, 1974.1984–85 Lisbon
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Centro de Arte Moderna José Azeredo Perdigão, Lisbon, Arshile Gorky: Collection Mooradian, October 24–November 25, 1984, no. 8, ill. in color, p. 96, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations IV," dated 1935–36. Traveled to: Centre Culturel Portugais, Paris, January 17–March 9, 1985.2003–04b New York
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings, November 20, 2003–February 15, 2004, no. 53, ill. in b/w, p. 111; p. 243, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations IV," dated 1935–36. Traveled to: Menil Collection, Houston, March 5–May 9, 2004.2009–10 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective, October 15, 2009–January 10, 2010. (Exhibition catalogue: Taylor 2009a), pl. 82, ill. in color, p. 238; p. 388, as "Study for Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations IV (Newark Airport Murals)," dated 1935–36. Traveled to: Tate Modern, London, February 10–May 3, 2010 (Gale 2010); Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, June 6–September 20, 2010 (Gale 2010).2014–15 Lisbon
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Centro de Arte Moderna José Azeredo Perdigão, Lisbon, Arshile Gorky e a Coleção, June 4, 2014–May 31, 2015, ill. in color, p. 15, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations IV, Study for mural Modern Aviation / Aviaçao: A Evolução das "Formas "Sob Limitações Aerodinâmicas "IV, Estudo para o mural Aviação Moderna," dated 1935–36.Literature
Mooradian 1978
Mooradian, Karlen. Arshile Gorky Adoian. Chicago: Gilgamesh Press, 1978. Monograph, fig. 48, ill. in color, p. 65, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations IV," dated 1935–1936.Mooradian 1980
Mooradian, Karlen. The Many Worlds of Arshile Gorky. Chicago: Gilgamesh Press, 1980. Monograph, fig. 29, ill. in b/w, p. 231, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations IV," dated 1935–1936.Rand 1981
Rand, Harry. Arshile Gorky: The Implication of Symbols. Montclair, NJ: Allanheld, Osmun & Co. Publishers Inc., and London: George Prior Associated Publishers Ltd., 1981. Monograph, fig. 3–2, ill. in b/w, p. 34, as "Newark Airport mural sketch," dated 1935–36.Mooradian 1982
Mooradian, Karlen, and Takahiko Okada. アーシル・ゴーキー: ある異邦人との対話 (Arshile Gorky and His Works: Art from Life). Tokyo: PARCO Co. Ltd., 1982. Monograph, no. 8, ill. in color, p. 21, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations IV," dated 1935–1936.Rand 1991
Rand, Harry. Arshile Gorky: The Implication of Symbols. Rev. ed. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1991. Monograph, fig. 3–2, ill. in b/w, p. 39, as "Newark Airport mural sketch," dated 1935–36.Cooksey 2009
Cooksey, Chelsea L. "Arshile Gorky: The Abstraction of Symbol, Figure, and Form." M.A. Thesis, Purchase College, State University of New York, 2009, fig. 35, ill. in b/w, p. 72, as "Newark Airport mural sketch," dated 1935–36.Notes
Watermark / Stamp: Whatman
Related Work
Theme: Mural
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