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Macaws, from the series Beyond the Borders

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Ellen Lanyon (American, 1926-2013), Macaws, from the series Beyond the Borders, 1999-2007
Photo Credit: 

Laura Shea

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Ellen Lanyon (American, 1926-2013), Macaws, from the series Beyond the Borders, 1999-2007
Not On View
Lanyon, Ellen
American (1926-2013)
Place made: 
North America; United States
Macaws, from the series Beyond the Borders, 1996-2007
Acrylic on canvas
Frame: 37 7/8 in x 25 3/4 in; 96.2 cm x 65.4 cm; Stretcher: 36 in x 24 in; 91.4 cm x 61 cm
Gift of the Estate of Ellen Lanyon
MH 2014.20.5
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Ellen Lanyon (American, 1926-2013), Zebra (detail), from the series Beyond the Borders
January 20, 2015 to April 26, 2015
Ellen Lanyon's "Beyond the Borders"

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Ellen Lanyon (1926-2013) was a celebrated artist associated with a movement of representational painters known as the Chicago Imagists. She created fantastical works throughout her sixty-year career, including the series on view, titled Beyond the Borders, which captures Lanyon’s...

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