Dorothy Hood
Bell Plant

Bell Plant

© Estate of Dorothy Hood

Bell Plant
Bell Plant
ArtistAmerican, 1918–2000
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bell Plant
Datec. 1960s-1970s
PlaceUnited States
MediumInk on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 13 1/16 × 20 in. (33.1 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Eleanor Freed Stern
Object number93.176
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Around Midcentury in the United States," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Aug. 20, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022. [Second Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in black ink, lower left corner: "For Eleanor and Frank", labeled on verso, top corners, black type (and black ink) on white adhesive labels (one partially removed): "Bell Plant"
Signed in black ink, lower left corner: "D. Hood"

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