Gift of Mrs. Joan Gordon
2001.01.01
Birth of Venus
circa 1980 (Date created)
Oil on canvas
0 in L x 31 in W x 50 in H x 0 in D
American
Donald Edward Gordon (1931-1984)
Birth of Venus, c.1980
Oil on canvas
2001.01.01
Gift of Joan Gordon
Venus was the Roman goddess of love, sex, and beauty. Copying the pose of the famous Medici Venus sculpture, Gordon’s fantasy transforms its subject from stone to flesh. (This is Not Ideal, Fall 2018)
In Collection
Mrs. Joan Gordon
This is not Ideal: Gender Myths and their Transformation. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh University Art Gallery. 2018. Exhibition catalogue.
Published on the occasion of the student-curated exhibition This is not Ideal: Gender Myths and Their Transformation at the University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, October 26-December 7, 2018.
University Art Gallery. Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260
ISBN: 978-1-7329013-0-8
Published on the occasion of the student-curated exhibition This is not Ideal: Gender Myths and Their Transformation at the University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, October 26-December 7, 2018.
University Art Gallery. Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260
ISBN: 978-1-7329013-0-8
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