Jim Love
Paul Bunyan Bouquet No. 1

Paul Bunyan Bouquet No. 1

© The Estate of Jim Love

Paul Bunyan Bouquet No. 1
Paul Bunyan Bouquet No. 1
ArtistAmerican, 1927–2005
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Paul Bunyan Bouquet No. 1
Date1962
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumIron
Dimensions83 in. high (210.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil
Object number62.52
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; given to MFAH, 1962.
Exhibition HistoryRiver Oaks Garden Club, March 1966.

"Hemisfair Project," San Antonio, April 6–July 15, 1968.

"The Machine," University of St Thomas, Houston, March 25–May 18, 1969.

"A Summer of Children," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20–August 29, 1970.

"Texas Painting & Sculpture: The 20th Century," Pollack Galleries, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, January 17–March 7, 1971; San Antonio Museum Association, Witte Confluence Museum, March 21–May 2, 1971; University Art Museum, University of Texas, Austin, June 13–July 18, 1971; Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, September 16–November 15, 1971; The Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, January 9–March 5, 1972.

"Jim Love," Rice Museum, Houston, September 4–November 16, 1980.

"A Century of Modern Sculpture 1882–1982," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14, 1983–January 31, 1984.

"Tradition and Innovation: A Museum Celebration of Texas Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 17–May 6, 1990.

"Modernism in a Century of Change III, From Object to Icon: The Art of Assemblage," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 21–August 30, 1998.

“Crossing State Lines: Texas Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 2000–March 18, 2001.

"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 2004.

"Jim Love: From Now On," The Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, April 21–July 2, 2006.

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