San Quentin Blues (Primary Title)

George Bireline, American, 1923 - 2002 (Artist)

1965–1966
American
acrylic on canvas
72 in"H x 96 in"W (182.88 cm."H x 243.84 cm."W)
85.363
signed on stretchers, "George Bireline"
Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis
Frederick R. Brandt, Late 20th Century Art, (Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985), cat. no. 7, p. 18, illus. in color p. 19.

"Original Bireline", North Caroline Museum of Art, 4 March - 11 April 1976; Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston - Salem, N.C., May 7 - 30, 1976.

"Contemporary American Paintings from the Lewis Collection", Delaware Art Museum, 12 Sept. - 27 Oct. 1974.

"Selections from the Lewis Collection: Richmond Artists Association Carillon Show, March 1969.
©artist or artist’s estate

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