Bo Joseph
(Memory Gives Us) The Illusion that Something Just Happened

(Memory Gives Us) The Illusion that Something Just Happened
(Memory Gives Us) The Illusion that Something Just Happened
ArtistAmerican, born 1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • (Memory Gives Us) The Illusion that Something Just Happened
Date2009
MediumOil pastel, acrylic, and tempera on joined paper
DimensionsSheet (irregular): 55 1/4 × 78 in. (140.3 × 198.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. James R. Carnes, Eliane Cordia, and Volckert van Reesema
Object number2010.2165
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso LR in pencil: oil pastel, Acrylic/and tempera on joined paper/BJ #1639
Signed and dated on verso of sheet LR in pencil: Bo Joseph 8/15/09
Gallery label affixed to frame backing verso CR

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