Lesley Dill
Black Thread Figure

Black Thread Figure
Black Thread Figure
Black Thread Figure
ArtistAmerican, born 1950
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Black Thread Figure
Date1995
Made inUnited States
MediumCollage of cut gelatin silver prints, acrylic paint, charcoal, ink, and black and white thread, with scraping on gelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.4 cm)
 Mount: 29 1/2 × 22 in. (74.9 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Robin Gibbs in honor of his wife, Lela, at "One Great Night in November, 2013"
Object number2013.696
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, New York, 1995; [Charles M. Young Fine Prints and Drawings, Portland, Connecticut, 1995]; Susan and David Rubin, Bedford Corners, New York, 1995-January 2013; [Charles M. Young Fine Prints and Drawings, Portland, Connecticut, January 2013]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History"Defining the Body: Contemporary Figuration on Paper," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 1—November 1, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Embroidered along top edge: "I am afraid to own a Body"
Embroidered along bottom edge: "I am afraid to own a Soul"

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