Bert L. Long, Jr.
Kidney Stone

Kidney Stone
Kidney Stone
Kidney Stone
ArtistAmerican, 1940–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Kidney Stone
Date1983–1985
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumAcrylic on canvas with bones, nails, stones, and fiberglass resin on plaster and cement frame
Dimensions47 1/2 × 35 × 5 3/4 in. (120.7 × 88.9 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Surls and Charmaine Locke
Object number87.360
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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
Provenance[Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston]; James Surls and Charmain Locke; given to MFAH, 1987.
Exhibition History“Texas Art," The Menil Collection, Houston, February 10–May 15, 1988. (LN:88.17).

"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21–September 3, 1988.

"Tradition and Innovation: A Museum Celebration of Texas Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 17–May 6, 1990.

"Modernism in a Century of Change III, From Object to Icon: The Art of Assemblage," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 21–August 30, 1998.

"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–May 9, 2004.

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