Starball

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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)

Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in loving memory of Dortha Willour

Object number2015.151

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionDrawing
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.
Published References Since Carter has published 14 books, this is a selected list relevant to this work. Keith Carter. From Uncertain to Blue. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2011 [previously published Texas Monthly Press, 1988] [plate 10] Keith Carter: Reinventing the World. Introduction Anne W Tucker. Houston: Houston Center for Photography, 1998 Keith Carter Photographs: 25 years. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995 Keith Carter, Mojo: photographs; introduction by Rosellen Brown. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995 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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