John McQueen
Object Lesson (St. Joseph River)

as installed 12/7/10 for subcommittee meeting

© John McQueen

Object Lesson (St. Joseph River)
as installed 12/7/10 for subcommittee meeting
ArtistAmerican, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Object Lesson (St. Joseph River)
Date1995
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood sticks and waxed string
DimensionsOverall: 46 × 104 × 28 in. (116.8 × 264.2 × 71.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Newman
Object number2010.1988.A-.I
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance[Perimeter Gallery, Chicago]; Don and Rita Newman; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Text to be mounted on wall reads: "a way of getting away with holding ones own"
Does not appear to be marked or signed.

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