Beatrice Wood
I had accepted a commitment I would see it through

I had accepted a commitment I would see it through

© Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts and Happy Valley Foundation

I had accepted a commitment I would see it through
I had accepted a commitment I would see it through
ArtistAmerican, 1893–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • I had accepted a commitment I would see it through
Dateno date
PlaceCalifornia, United States
MediumGraphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 7 3/4 × 6 in. (19.7 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Maria Friedrich and Michael McTwigan in honor of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2004.148
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"display outside - Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design gallery" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Aug. 19, 2023-March 3, 2024 [Fifth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 206: No Catalog]


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil, lower right below the image: "Page 28 Bato (?) / I had accepted commitment, / I would see it through."
Marked in ink on verso lower right: "Beatrice Wood / (?). Calif."

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