Artist
Vernon Fisher (American, 1943–2023)American, 1943–2023
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Rushing into Darkness
Date1984
PlaceTexas, United States
MediumAcrylic on laminated paper mounted on canvas, blackboard slating on wood, and bricks
Dimensions.A , unstretched canvas: 87 1/4 × 112 in. (221.6 × 284.5 cm)
.B, painting on plywood: 70 3/4 × 79 1/2 in. (179.7 × 201.9 cm)
.C, five bricks, each: 2 1/4 × 8 1/8 × 4 in. (5.7 × 20.6 × 10.2 cm)
.B, painting on plywood: 70 3/4 × 79 1/2 in. (179.7 × 201.9 cm)
.C, five bricks, each: 2 1/4 × 8 1/8 × 4 in. (5.7 × 20.6 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Duke Energy
Object number86.298
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Texas Art," The Menil Collection, Houston, February 10–May 15, 1988. (LN:88.17).
"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21–September 3, 1988.
"Vernon Fisher," La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, February 3–April 2, 1989; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, July 7–August 27, 1989; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, September 9–November 5, 1989; Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, November 20, 1989–January 14, 1990; Fort Worth Art Museum, February 11–April 8, 1990.
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