Ray Parker
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

© Estate of Ray Parker

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
ArtistAmerican, 1922–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Thanksgiving
Date1960
Made inUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions84 × 78 in. (213.4 × 198.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Leslie and Jack S. Blanton, Jr. and members of the Modern and Contemporary Art Subcommittee
Object number2001.153
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of the artist; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"Ray Parker: The Simple Paintings 1958-65," Washburn Gallery, October 25–November25, 2000.

"Art at Midcentury: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13–September 3, 2001.

"After Abstract Expressionism," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 19–May 8, 2005.

"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2007–March 2, 2008.


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