Ronald Lockett
Once There Were Many

Once There Were Many
Once There Were Many
Once There Were Many
ArtistAmerican, 1965–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Once There Were Many
Date1993
PlaceBessemer, Alabama, United States
MediumTin, nails, and graphite on wood
Dimensions40 × 42 in. (101.6 × 106.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2003.685
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta; purchased by the MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 15, 2005 - October 15, 2005.

"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 31-October 26, 2008.
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