Artist
Keith SonnierAmerican, 1941–2020
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Neon Wrapping Incandescent
Date1969
MediumIncandescent bulbs with porcelain fixtures and neon tubing, electrical wire, and electrical transformer
Dimensions64 × 48 × 9 1/2 in. (162.6 × 121.9 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2015.89
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 311
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Keith Sonnier: Early Sculpture and Drawings," Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, May 5–June 27, 2009.
"Keith Sonnier: Elysian Plain + Early Works," Pace Gallery, New York, January 24–February 22, 2014.
"Color into Light," Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Inaugural Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 15, 2020–November 15, 2022.
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