Artist
Dorothy Hood American, 1918–2000
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Supernal Twins
Datec. 1959
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsSheet: 26 1/16 × 20 1/16 in. (66.2 × 50.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nina Cullinan
Object number79.223
Non exposé
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
The title The Supernal Twins alludes to the
celestial (or supernal) Gemini constellation, which appears in the summer sky
near dawn. Dorothy Hood often discussed her fascination with astral imagery,
and the timeless and spatial dimension it instilled in her work. She held
Houston’s NASA scientists in high regard, and she took pride in noting, “I was
doing outer space drawings . . . before we went to the moon.”
ProvenanceThe artist, Houston; Nina Cullinan, Houston; given to MFAH, 1979.
Exhibition History"Four Young Americans: Easter, Goodnough, Hood, Von Schlegell," Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, April 29–June 7, 1959.
"Tradition and Innovation: A Museum Celebration of Texas Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 17–May 6, 1990.
"The Color of Being/El Color del Ser: Dorothy Hood, 1918–2000," The Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, September 30, 2016–January 8, 2017.
"Kindred Spirits: Louise Nevelson and Dorothy Hood," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2018–February 3, 2019.
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