New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Recent Acquisitions: Twentieth Century Art Department," October 16, 1979–January 30, 1980, no catalogue.
New York. Queens Museum of Art. "Twentieth-Century Art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Selected Recent Acquisitions," July 16–October 16, 1983, brochure no. 16.
Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Art Museum. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 9–April 21, 1985, unnumbered cat. (p. 67).
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Museum of Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 5–June 30, 1985, unnumbered cat.
New York. National Academy of Design. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," July 16–September 1, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Evanston, Ill. Terra Museum of American Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 15–November 10, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," November 12, 1985–January 19, 1986, unnumbered cat.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 9–March 30, 1986, unnumbered cat.
St. Paul. Minnesota Museum of Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 20–June 8, 1986, unnumbered cat.
Tokyo. Seed Hall, Seibu Museum of Art. "Alex Katz," May 13–June 7, 1988, no. 6 (as "The Black and Brown Blouse").
Madrid. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. "Alex Katz," June 11–September 11, 2022, no. 13.
New York. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. "Alex Katz: Gathering," October 21, 2022–February 20, 2023, unnumbered cat. (pl. 101).
Theodore F. Wolff. "Today's 'Questioning' Art." Christian Science Monitor (December 3, 1979), p. 19, ill.
Hilton Kramer in "Critics' Choices: What's Special This Holiday Weekend." New York Times (November 23, 1979), p. C16.
Lowery Stokes Sims. The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Jacksonville Art Museum. New York, 1984, pp. 42, 66–67, ill. (color).
Mark M. Johnson. "The Figure in Twentieth-Century American Art." Arts and Activities 98 (November 1985), p. 26, ill.
Michael Brenson. "Back in the City, a Display of the Figure in Modern Art." New York Times (August 2, 1985), p. C21.
Michael Brenson. "Large Spaces, Large Questions at The Met." New York Times (March 15, 1987), pp. 35–36 (possibly this work).
Matt Damsker. "The Met Goes Modern: New Wing a Treasure Box, Even If Collection Has Gaps." Hartford Courant (February 11, 1987), ill. p. C1 (installation view).
John Dorsey. "New Wing Lifts the Met Into the 20th Century." Sun (Baltimore, Md.) (February 1, 1987), ill. p. 1K (installation view).
Karen Wilkin. "Art, Alex Katz at the Met
." New Criterion 34 (February 2016), p. 44.
Lin Tianmiao. "Alex Katz's 'Black and Brown Blouse'." The Artist Project: What Artists See When They Look at Art. Ed. Chris Noey. New York, 2017, pp. 134–35, ill. (color).
Guillermo Solana. Alex Katz. Exh. cat., Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. Madrid, 2022, pp. 18, 126, no. 13, ill. pp. 18, 61 (color).
Alex Katz (American, born Brooklyn, New York, 1927)
1979 (printed 1980)
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