Artist
Bo Joseph (American, born 1969)American, born 1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
- (Memory Gives Us) The Illusion that Something Just Happened
Date2009
MediumOil pastel, acrylic, and tempera on joined paper
DimensionsSheet (irregular): 55 1/4 × 78 in. (140.3 × 198.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. James R. Carnes, Eliane Cordia, and Volckert van Reesema
Object number2010.2165
Not on view
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Inscribed on verso LR in pencil: oil pastel, Acrylic/and tempera on joined paper/BJ #1639
Signed and dated on verso of sheet LR in pencil: Bo Joseph 8/15/09
Gallery label affixed to frame backing verso CR
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