Dawolu Jabari Anderson
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Tar

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Tar
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Tar
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Tar
ArtistAmerican, born 1973
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Tar
Date2009
MediumLatex, acrylic, and ink on paper
Dimensions71 1/2 × 48 in. (181.6 × 121.9 cm)
Frame: 77 3/4 × 53 3/4 in. (197.5 × 136.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2009.1257
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Tales of New Dimensions in Time and Black Space," Joan Wich & Co., Houston, Texas, September 11 - October 10, 2009.

"Statements: African American Art from the Museum's Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Millennium Gallery, January 24–September 25, 2016.

"Collectivity," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Oct. 28, 2020 – July 27, 2021. [Inaugural Installation: Kinder Building 314: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed label on verso:
Joan Wich & Co. / G A L L E R Y / 4411 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77006 / Dawolu Jabari Anderson / Twinkle, Twinkle Little Tar / 2009 / latex, acrylic and ink on paper / ... / JW&Co. #2116

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