Artist
Mel Chin (American, born 1951)American, born 1951
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Extraction of Plenty from What Remains: 1823-
Date1989
PlaceUnited States
MediumPainted plaster and wood, with Honduran mahogany and banana fibers coated with coffee, mud, and blood
DimensionsOverall: 144 × 105 × 68 in. (365.8 × 266.7 × 172.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2009.1352.A-.C
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Atrium Floor 3
Exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Viewpoints: Mel Chin," Menil Collection, Houston, April 28–August 25, 1991.
"Do Not Ask Me," Houston Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, January 21–May 14, 2006.
"Mel Chin: Rematch," New Orleans Museum of Art, February 21–May 24, 2014.
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Frederic Remington
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Frederic Remington
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Frederic Remington
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Frederic Remington
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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