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The Fulbright Triptych

Artist Simon Dinnerstein (American, b. 1943)

Date1971–1974

MediumOil on wood panels with gold leaf

DimensionsOverall: 79 1/2 x 156 in. (201.9 x 396.2 cm)
Other (Left Panel): 79 1/2 x 38 1/4 in. (201.9 x 97.2 cm)
Other (Center Panel): 79 1/2 x 79 1/2 in. (201.9 x 201.9 cm)
Other (Right Panel): 79.5 x 38.5 cm (31 5/16 x 15 3/16 in.)

Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art

Object number82.14

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ClassificationsPainting

Object NamePainting

DepartmentPermanent Collection

CultureNorth American

NationalityAmerican

On View

Not on view

Century

Twentieth

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Signedverso of center panel: Simon Dinnerstein 1974

Inscribedcenter panel: verso in pen: Begun in good faith and high hopes on May 3d, 1971, Hess. Lichtenau, Quenteler Weg 31, Germany, with the love of Renee. And reverse, in black paint: 'Quenteler Way' Simon Dinnerstein, 20 Fiske Place Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 638-1331

Exhibition HistoryInaugural Installation: Postwar Gallery (204), Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA, June 1, 2024 - December 4, 2024; Looking at Who We Are: The Palmer at 50, Palmer Museum of Art, September 23–December 18, 2022; The Lasting World: Simon Dinnerstein and the Fulbright Triptych, Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, July 25-December 22, 2017, traveling to Arnot Art Museum, March 10-June 30, 2018 and Nevada Art Museum, July 21, 2018-January 9, 2019; Installation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, School of Law, June 15, 2014-July 2017; The Fulbright Triptych: A Celebration, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, New York, NY, September 16, 2011–March 31, 2014; Reflections on the Fulbright Triptych, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY, April 29–June 11, 2011, traveling to Consul General of Germany, New York, NY, June 16–September 16, 2011; Simon Dinnerstein: Paintings and Drawings, St. Peter's Church, New York, NY September 9-October 11, 1999, traveling to Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AK, November 6, 1999-January 14, 2000, Texarkana Arts Center, May 22-June 30, 2000, Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, VA, August 20-October 4, 2000; Simon Dinnerstein: Recent Drawings, Gallery 1199, New York, NY, April 4-May 29, 1985; Simon Dinnerstein, The New School, New York, NY, May 1–29, 1981; Simon Dinnerstein, Institute of International Education, New York, NY, July 12, 1976-January 31, 1977; Simon Dinnerstein Paintings and Drawings, Staempfli Gallery, New York, NY, January 14-February 8, 1975ProvenanceStaempfli Gallery, for the artistPublished ReferencesCallaway, Cathy. "From the Museum Educator." Museum Magazine no. 72 (2018): 12. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein Featured on NPR Podcast Ahead of World Premiere. Melbourne: News Bites Pty Ltd, 2021. DeGarces, Erte. "The Suspension of Time: Simon Dinnerstein and the Fulbright Triptych." NY Arts 19, no. 1 (01, 2012): 46-47. Dinnerstein, Simon. The Art of Simon Dinnerstein. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1990. Dinnerstein, Simon, and Daniel Slager. The Suspension of Time: Reflections on Simon Dinnerstein and the Fulbright Triptych. 1st ed. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Milkweed Editions, 2011. Dinnerstein, Simon, and Rudolf Arnheim. Simon Dinnerstein: Paintings and Drawings. 1st ed. New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with Bread and Roses Gallery... et al., 1999. Hickey, Niamh, and Laura Maloney. Junior Cycle Visual Art: Artventure Textbook and Sketchpad. Castleisland, Co. Kerry, Ireland: Educate.ie, Walsh Educational Books Ltd, 2024, p. 100 (ill.). Kuspit, Donald. "Simon Dinnerstein." Artforum International, 11, 2011, 276, https://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/simon-dinnerstein/docview/902178138/se-2. McQuaid, Cate, "Simon Dinnerstein's 'Fulbright Triptych' is a Rich, Realistic Monument to Family Life." Boston Globe, 2019. McQuaid, Cate. "Monumental Moment in Family Life: Simon Dinnerstein's 'Fulbright Triptych' is Packed with Detail and Art History References." The Boston Globe, 2019. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/art/2019/10/30/simon-dinnerstein-fulbright-triptych-rich-realistic-monument-family-life/kX19pcOATBSxy0CLCB5m6K/story.html A Painting Stored Away and the Artist Who Wants it to See the Light of Day (Simon Dinnerstein's "the Fulbright Triptych"). National Public Radio, Inc. (NPR), 2017. Panero, James. "Simon Dinnerstein: The Fulbright Triptych & Selected Works." The New Criterion (New York, NY) 30, no. 1 (2011): 108-110. Park, Rebecca. "THE FULBRIGHT TRIPTYCH: Portrait of the Young Man as an Artist, and a Husband, and a Father, and..." Diplomatic Courier 6, no. 5 (2012): 94. The Lasting World: Simon Dinnerstein and the Fulbright Triptych. 1st ed. Brooklyn, New York: First Street Editions, 2017.