Artist
Keith Carter (American, born 1948)American, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Starball
Date1991
MediumGelatin silver print with toning
DimensionsImage: 14 × 14 in. (35.6 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in loving memory of Dortha Willour
Object number2015.151
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
on the traditions of southern life, myth, religion, and literature, Keith Carter has been called “a poet of the
ordinary, documenting the lyrical and magical.” Carter’s photograph of a
playground ball illuminated by a stream of light highlights the magical
possibilities of everyday life.
ProvenanceThe artist; [McMurtrey Gallery, Houston]; purchased by Clinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 2015.
Exhibition History"40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–October 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in graphite on verso lower right: © 37 / STARBALL / 1990
Sighed in graphite lower right below the image: CARTER
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