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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. 39, ill. in b/w, p. 33; 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. 7, ill. in color, p. 95, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III," 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. 54, ill. in color, p. 112; p. 243, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III," 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. 80, ill. in color, p. 237; p. 388, as "Study for Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III (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. 14, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III, Study for mural Modern Aviation / Aviaçao: A Evolução das "Formas "Sob Limitações Aerodinâmicas "III, Estudo para o mural Aviação Moderna," dated 1935–36.Literature
Schwabacher 1957
Schwabacher, Ethel. Arshile Gorky. Introduction by Meyer Schapiro. New York: The Macmillan Company for the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1957. Monograph, fig. 32, ill. in b/w, p. 77, as "Panel of the Newark Airport Murals," dated 1935–36.Mooradian 1978
Mooradian, Karlen. Arshile Gorky Adoian. Chicago: Gilgamesh Press, 1978. Monograph, fig. 47, ill. in color, p. 65, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III," dated 1935–1936.Bowman 1978b
Bowman, Ruth. "Arshile Gorky's 'Aviation' Murals Rediscovered." In Murals Without Walls: Arshile Gorky's Aviation Murals Rediscovered, Ruth Bowman. Newark, NJ: The Newark Museum, 1978, ill. in b/w, p. 43, as "study for Modern Aviation," dated c. 1936.Mooradian 1980
Mooradian, Karlen. The Many Worlds of Arshile Gorky. Chicago: Gilgamesh Press, 1980. Monograph, fig. 28, ill. in b/w, p. 231, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III," dated 1935–1936.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. 7, ill. in color, p. 20, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III," dated 1935–1936.Jordan 1982b
Jordan, Jim M. "Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings." In The Paintings of Arshile Gorky: A Critical Catalogue, by Jim M. Jordan and Robert Goldwater. New York and London: New York University Press, 1982, no. 141s, ill. in b/w, p. 277, as "Sketch for Modern Aviation, center right panel," dated 1935–37.Gibson 1985
Gibson, Michael. "Armenian Painter's Odyssey." International Herald Tribune (Paris), February 23–24, 1985, ill. in b.w, p. 7, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III," dated 1935–36.Spender 1999
Spender, Matthew. From a High Place: A Life of Arshile Gorky. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1999, ill. in b/w, p. 165, as "Study for a panel for Newark Airport".Mattison 2009
Matttison, Robert S. Arshile Gorky: Works and Writings. Barcelona: Ediciones Polígrafica, 2009. Monograph, ill. in color, p. 51, as "Study for Aviation: Evolution of Forms under Aerodynamic Limitations III (Newark Airport Mural)," dated 1935–36.Thil 2014
Thil, Marie-Anne. "Arshile Gorky: entre le surrélisme et l'art abstrait." France Arménie (October 2014), ill. in color, p. 69, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III," dated 1935–1936.Spender 2018a
Spender, Matthew, ed. Arshile Gorky: The Plow and the Song: A Life in Letters and Documents. Zurich: Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2018, ill. in color, p. 105, as "Aviation: Evolution of Forms Under Aerodynamic Limitations III," dated 1935–36.Related Work
Theme: Mural
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