Artist
Robert Bourdon (American, born 1947)American, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Taxi: The Doorman's Revenge
Date1984
PlaceUnited States
MediumLacquer on mahogany
Dimensions50 5/8 × 88 1/2 × 17 1/8 in. (128.6 × 224.8 × 43.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miller Tabak Hirsch + Co.
Object number86.546.A,.B
Non exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Road Show: The Automobile in Contemporary Art", John MichaelKohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, June 4 - Aug 13, 1989 (LN:89.23)
EXHIBITED "POP ART: THE OBJECT TRANSFORMED" EXHIBITION, JULY 28 - DECEMBER 29, 1991 AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed, dedicated, and dated on wood understructure of .1a:
Robert Bourdon \ for M.T.H. \ Dec 31 1984
Titled, signed, and dated on wood understructure of .2a:
The Doorman's Revenge \ RobertBourdon—1984—
Robert Bourdon \ for M.T.H. \ Dec 31 1984
Titled, signed, and dated on wood understructure of .2a:
The Doorman's Revenge \ RobertBourdon—1984—
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