Artist
Monir Shahroudy FarmanfarmaianIranian, 1922–2019
CultureIranian
Titles
- Nonagon
Date2011
Made inIran
MediumMirror and reverse glass painting on plaster and wood
Dimensions45 5/8 × 46 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (115.9 × 118.1 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2013.97
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 311
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Monir Farmanfarmaian & Zhan Wang,'" Haines Gallery, San Francisco, September 8–October 29, 2011.
"Texas Contemporary Art Fair," George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, October 10–13, 2012.
"Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Convertibles and Polygons," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 20, 2012–January 27, 2013.
“Contemporary Art: Selections from the Museum’s Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 3–September 21, 2014.
"Color into Light," Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Inaugural Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 15, 2020–November 15, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed signature on verso label lower center
Printed labels on verso lower edge:
Monir Farmanfarmaian / Mosaic Mirrors on chalk on wood / Care instructions: kindly first dust the mirrors, / then clean the mirrors with a damp cotton / cloth only. Do not use chemical products.
MONIR - SH - FARMANFARMAIAN / TEHRAN - IRAN - 2011 / NONAGON (signature)
Monir Farmanfarmaian / Mosaic Mirrors on chalk on wood / Care instructions: kindly first dust the mirrors, / then clean the mirrors with a damp cotton / cloth only. Do not use chemical products.
MONIR - SH - FARMANFARMAIAN / TEHRAN - IRAN - 2011 / NONAGON (signature)
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