Birch Bark

Painting

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Birch Bark

Entry/Object ID

2023.16.01

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, canvas

Acquisition

Accession

2023.16

Source or Donor

Merle Tempkin

Credit Line

Gift of the artist in honor of her daughter, Lara Temkin-Pisani on receiving her M.S. in Communication (2023)

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Merle Tempkin

Role

Artist

Date made

2021

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City, NY

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature, Inscription, Date

Location

top edge of canvas recto

Transcription

MARCH 2021 "BIRCH BARK" Merle Temkin

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Written, In Artist's Hand

Type

Inscription, Date

Location

left upper edge

Transcription

"BIRCH BARK 2021

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Written, In Artist's Hand

Type

Inscription

Location

upper right and left canvas edge recto

Transcription

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Written, In Artist's Hand

Type

Sticker, Label, Receiver Marking

Location

Back of frame, upper left corner

Transcription

Birch Bark 2023.16.01 Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts Merle Temkin

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Height

30 in

Width

30 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Original dimensions on stretcher

Color

Red, Black, Blue, White, Purple, Green, Yellow, Orange

Provenance

Notes

The artist; donated to Purdue University Galleries in 2023