Tuan Andrew Nguyen
The Offering of a Sentient Cry

The Offering of a Sentient Cry

© 2019 Tuan Andrew Nguyen, courtesy the artist and James Cohan NY

The Offering of a Sentient Cry
The Offering of a Sentient Cry
CultureVietnamese
Titles
  • The Offering of a Sentient Cry
Date2019
Made inPhilippines
MediumHand-carved gmelina wood
DimensionsLeft hand (.A): 27 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 6 in. (69.9 × 24.8 × 15.2 cm)
Right hand (.B): 26 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (67.3 × 41.3 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded anonymously
Object number2021.97.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
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ProvenanceThe artist; [James Cohan Gallery, New York]; purchased by the MFAH, 2021.
Exhibition HistoryTuan Andrew Nguyen: A Lotus in a Sea of Fire. New York: James Cohan Gallery, February 28 June 2, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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