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Every Atom Glows: Electrons in Luminous Vibration

Norman Lewis (American, 1909–1979)
1951

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 137.2 x 88.9 cm (54 x 35 in.)
Credit Line The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection
Accession Number2011.1799
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

Provenance1979, passed to the artist's estate [see note]; by 1994, sold by the artist's estate to Kenkeleba House, Inc., New York; April 1994, sold by Kenkeleba House, Inc. to John Axelrod, Boston; 2011, sold by John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2011)

NOTE:
The artist's daughter, Tarin Fuller, was the director of his estate. His widow, Ouida Lewis, lent this painting to the exhibition "The Search for Freedom" (Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, May 19 - July 14, 1991), cat. no. 4.
Copyright© Estate of Norman W. Lewis; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY