James Drake
A Thousand Tongues Burn and Sing

A Thousand Tongues Burn and Sing

© James Drake / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

A Thousand Tongues Burn and Sing
A Thousand Tongues Burn and Sing
ArtistAmerican, born 1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Thousand Tongues Burn and Sing
Date1995
Made inUnited States
MediumNickel-plated steel
DimensionsOverall: dimensions variable
Nineteen elements, ranging in scale from: 2 1/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in. (5.4 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm) to 3 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Greg, Patsy and Gregory Fourticq in celebration of the birthday of Sara Paschall Dodd
Object number2011.643.A-.S
Not on view

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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Moody Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
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