Art Institute of Chicago
Standing Female Figure
Lega · 19th/early 20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- Henri Kamer (died 1992), Kamer Gallery, New York, N.Y., by 1961; sold to the Art Institute, 1961.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- West Lafayette, Ind., Purdue University, Department of Creative Arts, African Arts, April 6-28, 1970, cat. 67.
- Chicago, Ill., South Side Community Arts Center, African Art, Aug. 1–Sept. 15, 1968, no cat.
- Chicago, Ill., Roosevelt University, Symbols of Life: African Art, May 24–Aug. 5, 1969.
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