Artist
Beverly Rayner(American, born 1958)American, born 1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Letters never sent #95
Date1999
PlaceUnited States
MediumMixed media
DimensionsImage: 3 5/8 × 6 7/16 in. (9.2 × 16.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Sheryl Conkelton
Object number2000.27
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
and suggestive, Beverly Rayner’s work Letters
Never Sent #95 features a letter, nearly visible through a waxed envelope,
which is topped with cut-out lips. Rayner describes the work as a “relic of
internal struggles, reminder of missed opportunities, [and] suggestion of what
might have been.”
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition History"The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 2, 2006–January 16, 2007.
"40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–October 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left "letters never sent"
verso upper right "95[circled]"
verso upper right "95[circled]"
verso lower right in pencil "Beverly Rayner © 1999"
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