[Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; registry no. 312]; [Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York, until 1993; sold to MMA]
New York. Leo Castelli Gallery. "James Rosenquist: The Serenade for the Doll after Claude Debussy or Gift Wrapped Dolls & Masquerade of the Military Industrial Complex Looking Down on the Insect World," March 20–April 17, 1993, unnumbered cat. (p. 25; as "Gift Wrapped Doll #16").
Chicago. Feigen Incorporated. "James Rosenquist: Gift Wrapped Dolls or Serenade for the Doll after Claude Debussy," September 10–October 9, 1993, unnumbered cat. (p. 12).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Recent Acquisitions: 1993–1995," July 28–September 24, 1995, no catalogue.
Richmond, Va. Marsh Art Gallery. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 3–February 28, 1997, no. 66.
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 28–May 23, 1997, no. 66.
Newport Beach, Calif. Newport Harbor Art Museum. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 20–August 15, 1997, no. 66.
Tulsa, Okla. Philbrook Museum of Art. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 12–November 7, 1997, no. 66.
Palm Beach, Fla. The Society of the Four Arts. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 9–February 8, 1998, no. 66.
Salina, Kansas. Salina Art Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 6–May 3, 1998, no. 66.
Menil Collection and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. "James Rosenquist: A Retrospective," May 17–August 17, 2003, no. 127 (shown at the Menil Collection).
New York. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. "James Rosenquist: A Retrospective," October 17, 2003–February 4, 2004, no. 127.
David Whitney. James Rosenquist: The Serenade for the Doll After Claude Debussy or Gift Wrapped Dolls. Exh. cat., Leo Castelli Gallery. New York, 1993, pp. 2–3, 5, ill. p. 25 (color), interviews the artist about the Gift Wrapped Doll series.
Lisa M. Messinger in "Recent Acquisitions. A Selection: 1993–1994." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 52 (Fall 1994), p. 73, ill. (color).
Lowery Stokes Sims inStill Life: The Object in American Art, 1915-1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Va. New York, 1996, pp. 143, 162, 170, no. 66, ill. p. 163 (color).
Lowery Stokes Sims and Sabine Rewald inStill Life: The Object in American Art, 1915-1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Va. New York, 1996, p. 20, ill. front cover (color).
"Philbrook Museum Presents 'Still Life'." Henryetta Daily Free-Lance (October 16, 1997), p. 3, calls it "Gift Wrapped Doll #16".
Sibella C. Giorello. "Still Lifes on the Move: The Coming of Age of 'The Neglected Step Child of High Art'." Richmond Times-Dispatch (January 19, 1997), p. J1, ill.
Martha Mabey. "'Still Life' is Fresh Look at Old Genre." Richmond Times-Dispatch (January 19, 1997), p. J2.
Zan Dubin. "The Object Seems to Be Evolutionary." Los Angeles Times (June 28, 1997), p. F18, calls it "Gift Wrapped Doll No. 16".
"'Still Life' the Focus of State Museum Exhibition." Post-Star (May 28, 1998), p. 13, calls it "Gift Wrapped Doll No. 16".
Dan England. "Still Life: Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibit Shows Most Basic of Art Forms Still Has Plenty of Life." Salina Journal (March 6, 1998), ill. p. D1.
Gary Schwan. "Still Life: Still Lively." Palm Beach Post (January 4, 1998), p. 2J, ill. p. 1J, calls it "Gift Wrapped Doll #16".
William Jaeger. "Looking at 'Still Life' is Almost Like Going Home." Times Union (June 28, 1998), p. 12.
"American Still Lifes at NYS Museum." Northeast (June 1998), p. 44.
Sarah Bancroft in Walter Hopps and Sarah Bancroft. James Rosenquist: A Retrospective. Exh. cat., Menil Collection and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. New York, 2003, p. 127, no. 127, fig. 81 (color), ill. p. 241 (color).
Walter Hopps in Walter Hopps and Sarah Bancroft. James Rosenquist: A Retrospective. Exh. cat., Menil Collection and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. New York, 2003, p. 12.
Richard Kalina. "James Rosenquist at Full Scale." Art in America 92 (February 2004), p. 102.
James Rosenquist with David Dalton. Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art. New York, 2009, pp. 301–2 (on the Gift Wrapped Doll series), ill. n. p. (color).
James Rosenquist (American, Grand Forks, North Dakota 1933–2017 New York)
1973
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