Lia Cook
Presence/Absence: Light Touch

Presence/Absence: Light Touch
Presence/Absence: Light Touch
Presence/Absence: Light Touch
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Presence/Absence: Light Touch
Date1997
MediumCotton and rayon
Dimensions40 9/16 × 61 in. (103 × 155 cm)
Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Newman
Object number2014.263
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, D.C.]; purchased by Rita and Don Newman, 1997; Estate of Rita E. Newman; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition HistorySOFA, Chicago Art Fair, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On reverse, on white fabric label with black ink: ©, [signature], 1997 / "Presence/Absence: Light Touch"
Signed on reverse, on white fabric label with black ink: Lia Cook

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