About the Artwork
The Fire Next Time
1968
Vincent Smith
1929 - 2003
American
Unknown
Oil and sand on canvas
Framed: 23 3/4 × 33 7/16 × 1 5/8 inches (60.3 × 84.9 × 4.1 cm) Unframed: 22 × 32 1/2 inches (55.9 × 82.6 cm)
Paintings
African American Art
Museum Purchase, W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
2005.3
Courtesy of The Estate of Vincent D. Smith
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Provenance
2005-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Courtesy of The Estate of Vincent D. Smith
Vincent Smith, The Fire Next Time, 1968, oil and sand on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2005.3.
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