Artist
Alan Glass(Mexican, born Canada, 1932)Mexican, born Canada, 1932
CultureMexican
Titles
- Large Glass/Pigall’s: In Memory of Louis Morin and Marcel Duchamp
Date2000
MediumPerforated wooden sheet covered with Plexiglass, postcards, a hoof, a fuzzy breast, a gas lamp, a dancer’s leg, images of other paintings, and a fan
Dimensions74 1/2 × 54 × 11 in. (189.2 × 137.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Cullen Family in memory of Roy Henry Cullen
Object number2014.920
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 313
Exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Brass plaque on lower edge: "PIGALL'S" / PARA / LOUIS MORIN / Y / MARCEL DUCHAMP
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