Robert Bourdon
Taxi: The Doorman's Revenge

Taxi: The Doorman's Revenge
Taxi: The Doorman's Revenge
Taxi: The Doorman's Revenge
ArtistAmerican, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Taxi: The Doorman's Revenge
Date1984
PlaceUnited States
MediumLacquer on mahogany
Dimensions50 5/8 × 88 1/2 × 17 1/8 in. (128.6 × 224.8 × 43.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miller Tabak Hirsch + Co.
Object number86.546.A,.B
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Road Show: The Automobile in Contemporary Art", John MichaelKohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, June 4 - Aug 13, 1989 (LN:89.23)

EXHIBITED "POP ART: THE OBJECT TRANSFORMED" EXHIBITION, JULY 28 - DECEMBER 29, 1991 AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed, dedicated, and dated on wood understructure of .1a:
Robert Bourdon \ for M.T.H. \ Dec 31 1984

Titled, signed, and dated on wood understructure of .2a:
The Doorman's Revenge \ RobertBourdon—1984—

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