Private Fear

Painting

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di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

Photo credit: Perry Doane, perrydoane.com, 2024

Photo credit: Perry Doane, perrydoane.com, 2024

Name/Title

Private Fear

Entry/Object ID

1173

Description

Green man in broad brimmed hat and black & white polka-dot dress with birds and multi-colored naked men in conical hats

Artwork Details

Medium

Liquitex acrylic on cotton canvas

Category

Painting

Acquisition

Accession

AR1173

Source or Donor

John Simpkins

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

John Simpkins

Date made

1985

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Dimensions, Title, Medium, Signature, Date

Location

Verso, center

Transcription

15 x 23 ¼ / “PRIVATE FEAR” / LIQUETEZ ACRYLIC ON / GESSO PRIMED COTTON CANVAS. / 1 COAT GRUMBACHER VARNISH / 550. BEGUN ON SEPTEMBER / 30, 1985. COMPLETED ON / OCTOBER 7, 1985. ALSO CREATED / WOODEN LINER. John Simpkins 1985

Material/Technique

Painted

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object

Height

23-1/4 in

Width

15 in

Exhibitions

Exhibition

John Simpkins: The Many Natured Oneness of Things

Notes

April 11 - May 17, 2026, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa