Madeline O'Connor
Cross/Shrike from Studio Wall Series

Cross/Shrike from Studio Wall Series
Cross/Shrike from Studio Wall Series
Cross/Shrike from Studio Wall Series
ArtistAmerican, 1931–2002
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Cross/Shrike from Studio Wall Series
Date1993
PlaceTexas, United States
MediumThorns, animal skeletons, ink, paper, wood, galvanized tin, and Plexiglas
Dimensions40 1/4 × 40 1/8 × 4 9/16 in. (102.2 × 101.9 × 11.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by a friend of the artist
Object number94.243
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Moody Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History“Madeline O'Connor,” Moody Gallery, Houston, May 26–June 25, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The sculpture is not signed.

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