Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Tri-Kappa |
Catalog Number |
1999.001.014 |
Title |
Tournament at Recess |
Artist |
Laska, John |
Object Name |
painting |
Description |
Original oil painting of two children playing chess at recess. TOURNAMENT AT RECESS Hoosier Salon 1969 John Laska (1918-2008) Oil, 29.5 X 23.5 No. 100 |
Provenance |
Purchased by Tri-Kappa from the Hoosier Salon in 1969. Artist relates that the boy facing the foreground is his son, Loren, at about age twelve…his teacher taught him to play chess and now he beats his father. For a biographical sketch, see SKATING AT DEMING POND, No. 66. |
Medium |
oil |
Dimensions |
H-29.75 W-23.375 inches |
Catalog date |
1999-12-10 |