Artist

Felrath Hines

born Indianapolis, IN 1913-died Silver Spring, MD 1993
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Felrath Hines, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0001703
Also known as
  • Samuel Felrath Hines, Jr.
Born
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
Biography

Painter. Hines studied design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y., and his paintings—in the tradition of the De Stijl movement—often contain strong design elements. His work moved from semiabstract landscapes in the 1940s and 1950s to geometric abstracts. The artist served as a conservator at several institutions, including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)

Works by this artist (10 items)

Howard Mehring, Banner, 1957, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Vincent Melzac Collection, 1980.6.13
Banner
Date1957
acrylic on canvas
On view
Howard Mehring, Untitled, 1960, synthetic polymer: acrylic on fabric: canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Benjamin P. Nicolette, 1977.86.2
Untitled
Date1960
synthetic polymer: acrylic on fabric: canvas
Not on view
Howard Mehring, Untitled, 1954, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Vincent Melzac Collection, 1980.6.12
Untitled
Date1954
oil on canvas
Not on view
Howard Mehring, Triple Double, 1964, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 1966.102
Triple Double
Date1964
acrylic on canvas
Not on view

Exhibitions

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Local Color: Washington Painting at Midcentury
July 3, 2008October 12, 2008
Explore the expressive possibilities of color in this special installation of twenty-seven large-scale paintings from the museum's permanent collection.
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Artworks by African Americans from the Collection
August 31, 2016February 28, 2017
In celebration of the 2016 Grand Opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, SAAM will display 184 of its most important artworks by African Americans.
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African American Art in the 20th Century
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is home to one of the most significant collections of African American art in the world.