Bill Davenport
Colonial Implement

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Colonial Implement
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ArtistAmerican, born 1962
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Colonial Implement
Date1991
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumWood, aluminum, acrylic, and graphite
Dimensions15 3/16 × 8 × 5 3/16 in. (38.6 × 20.3 × 13.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of the marriage of Bill Davenport and Francesca Fuchs
Object number99.237
Non exposé

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ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED: West End Gallery, Houston, "Small Works Show", November 7-December 19, 1992.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: There is a drawing of the sculpture on the underside of the artist's pedestal with the inscription: "Colonial Implement / goes upright like so".
The sculpture is unsigned

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