Michael Ray Charles
A Piece of the Rock

A Piece of the Rock
A Piece of the Rock
A Piece of the Rock
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Piece of the Rock
  • from the series Forever Free
Date1993
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumAcrylic and copper penny on paper
DimensionsSheet: 35 7/8 × 24 1/8 in. (91.2 × 61.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Wilder Foundation
Object number93.250
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Texas Contemporary: Acquisitions of the '90s," at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from Sep. 19 - Nov. 21, 1993

"Michael Ray Charles, 1989-1997: An American Artist's Work," organized by Blaffer Gallery, Univ. of Houston, June 7-August 31, 1997 and traveling to Austin Museum of Art, Sep. 27-Dec. 14, 1997, and Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, Jan. 24-Mar. 29, 1998 (LN:97.17)

"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.

"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 31-October 26, 2008.

"Collectivity," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Jan. 8, 2022-Jan. 29, 2023 [Third Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 314: No Catalog]


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