Lorna Simpson
2 Frames

2 Frames

© Lorna Simpson. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

2 Frames
2 Frames
ArtistAmerican, born 1960
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 2 Frames
Date1990
MediumGelatin silver prints with printed text and artist's frame
DimensionsFrame (Each): 36 × 35 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (91.4 × 90.8 × 4.1 cm)
Overall: 35 × 72 in. (88.9 × 182.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Charles Engelhard Foundation, Stephen D. and Karen Susman, and Max and Isabell Smith Herzstein
Object number97.153.A,.B
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Texas Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Upper Brown Pavilion, September 30, 2001 -February 3, 2002.

Exhibited: "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.

"Statements: African American Art from the Museum's Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Millennium Gallery, January 24–September 25, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Black ink stamp, verso of both: "Minagawa Art Lines / 25 Great Jones / New York, N.Y. 10012."
In black ink, verso of .A bottom center: "(right)" and signature.

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