Kiff Slemmons
Protection

Protection

© Kiff Slemmons

Protection
Protection
ArtistAmerican, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Protection
Date1991
PlaceUnited States
MediumBrass, silver, pencils, horsehair, leather, nickel, and mirror
DimensionsOverall: 23 × 9 1/2 × 9/16 in. (58.4 × 24.1 × 1.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Newman
Object number2009.1659
Not on view

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Provenance[Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California]; purchased by Don and Rita Newman, November 1992; given to MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition History"Recycle, Reuse, Recreate," traveling exhibition organized by Arts Council, Inc., August 1994–August 1996.

"Beyond the Obvious: Rethinking Jewelry," San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, October 23, 1999–January 2, 2000; Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, February 27, 2000.

"The Geometric Landscape: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 24, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No apparent signature, marks or inscriptions, other than the branding of the pencils.

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1989
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1981
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1993
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