Christopher Pearson
Willow Boughs 1887

Willow Boughs 1887
Willow Boughs 1887
Willow Boughs 1887
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Willow Boughs 1887
  • from the series Look At Your Walls
Date2005–2007
PlaceEngland
MediumSingle-channel video, edition 1/3
DimensionsVariable
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Family Foundation
Object number2007.1189
Non exposé

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Provenance[Friedman Benda Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Recent Accessions in Design," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2009–February 21, 2010.

“Pattern Repeat: Wallpaper Then and Now,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 17, 2013–March 30, 2014.

"Digital Worlds: New Media from the Museum’s Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–October 8, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on the .A) DVD, and .B) DVD backup copy,: "WILLOW BOUGHS / Bespoke edition 2007 © ", "1 of 3"

Printed on the cover of .C) DVD case: "WILLOW BOUGHS 1887 / Christopher Pearson 2007 / Bespoke Edition 1 of 3" and lower right of cover: "1/4"

Printed on the back of the .C) DVD case: " 'LOOK AT YOUR WALLS' is a series of animated wallpaper artworks. This Piece is 1 of 3 from the Willow Boughs Bespoke Edition. / ... / Christopher Pearson 2007© / www.lookatyourwalls.com"

Printed in the .D) booklet: "WILLOW BOUGHS / BESPOKE EDITION / 1 OF 3 / ... / EVENTS ... / MOVIE FILES ... / FIXED MOVIE FILE FORMATS: ... / MULTIPLE SCREEN INSTALLATIONS: - / ... / COPYRIGHT & USAGE / ... / DVD CONTENT / ... / SETUP INSTRUCTIONS / ... / RE-COMPRESING / ... / Christopher Pearson 2005 © / www.lookatyourwalls.com" (See Accession File for photocopy of each page)

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