Katrina Moorhead
Someone Else's Salton Sea (Galaxie)

Someone Else's Salton Sea (Galaxie)
Someone Else's Salton Sea (Galaxie)
Someone Else's Salton Sea (Galaxie)
ArtistNorthern Irish, born 1971
CultureNorthern Irish
Titles
  • Someone Else's Salton Sea (Galaxie)
Date2000
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumStyrofoam packing material, ceramic tile, and grout
Dimensions10 5/16 × 22 1/2 × 4 9/16 in. (26.2 × 57.2 × 11.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Lester Marks in memory of Hannah Marks
Object number2001.122
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Inman Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"Fantastic Frameworks: Architectural Utopias and Designs for Life," Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, October 6–December 3, 2006.

"Learning by Doing: 25 Years of the Core Program," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 8 - June 29, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Molded on the underside: "172457-001"

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