Louise Bourgeois
Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II

Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II

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Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II
Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II
ArtistAmerican, born France, 1911–2010
Print studioLunenburg, Vermont
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II
Date1992
PlaceNew York, NY, United States
MediumTwo books with 10 etchings in Volume I and 8 photolithographs in Volume II, hardbound in leather and cloth with cloth slipcase, special edition 95/100
DimensionsOverall (Volume I): 11 3/4 × 9 × 3/4 in. (29.8 × 22.9 × 1.9 cm)
Overall (Volume II): 11 3/4 × 9 × 1/2 in. (29.8 × 22.9 × 1.3 cm)
Portfolio case: 12 1/16 × 9 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (30.6 × 23.2 × 4 cm)
Credit LineThe Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994, gift of Peter Blum/Blumarts, Inc., New York
Object number96.543.1,.2
Non exposé

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Provenance[Peter Blum Gallery, Blumarts Inc., New York, by 1996]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition History"Singular Multiples: The Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 23, 2006 - October 15, 2006.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Numbered by the artist in green ink, justification page: "95/100".
Signed by the artist and author in green ink, justification page: "Louise Bourgeois" and "Arthur Miller".
Catalogue raisonnéWye and Smith 126 - 143

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