Artist
Roy Lichtenstein American, 1923–1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Galatea
Date1990
PlaceUnited States
MediumPainted bronze
Dimensions89 × 32 × 19 in. (226.1 × 81.3 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.31
Non exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–April 25, 2004.
“Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–October 15, 2005.
"Against the Current: 20th Century Representational Art in the Collection of the MFAH," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 7, 2006–September 2, 2007.
"Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective," Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, May 22–September 3, 2012; Traveled to National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., October 14, 2012–January 13, 2013; Tate Modern, London, February 21–May 27, 2013; Centre Pompidou, Paris, July 3–November 4, 2013.
"Selections from the Museum's Collection: Post-War Painting and Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 5–September 5, 2016.
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Thornton Dial, Sr.
1998
Paper, found textiles, found objects, Plexiglas, and paint over metal and wood armature
2003.695
