Earl Staley
The Ship of Fools

The Ship of Fools

© Earl Staley

The Ship of Fools
The Ship of Fools
ArtistAmerican, born 1938
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Ship of Fools
Date1978
PlaceUnited States
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions67 3/4 × 113 1/2 in. (172.1 × 288.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the National Endowment for the Arts matched by funds from Susan Jeffers and Dr. Alice McPherson, by exchange
Object number84.80
Non exposé

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Provenance[Watson/de Nagy & Company, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History"Earl Staley: Mythologies," Houston: Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, October 3–November 10, 1980

"Tradition and Innovation: A Museum Celebration of Texas Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 17–May 6, 1990.

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