Will Michels
Motion Study No. 2

Motion Study No. 2

© Will Michels

Motion Study No. 2
Motion Study No. 2
ArtistAmerican, born 1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Motion Study No. 2
Date2011
MediumSalted paper print
DimensionsImage: 7 × 4 3/8 in. (17.8 × 11.1 cm)
 Sheet: 11 × 7 3/8 in. (27.9 × 18.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour
Object number2015.491
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionArt
students often produce drawn studies of the body in order to memorize form and
understand anatomy. Houston photographer Will Michels re-creates these
traditional studies in a series of salted paper prints, the soft-edged nature
of which resembles drawings.
ProvenanceThe artist, Houston; 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.

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1996, printed 1997
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2022.219
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Gelatin silver print
2004.1197
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Ed Borowski — Storekeeper Second Class
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Gelatin silver print
2004.1219
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Charles Denbo — Staff Sergeant, Second Ranger Battalion, Easy Company, U.S.S. TEXAS Veteran: June 6–8, 1944
2003
Gelatin silver print
2004.1443
Homage to Homage to the Square (for Josef Albers)
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Homage to Homage to the Square (for Josef Albers)
1991, printed 1991
Chromogenic print with artist's frame
2021.149
Forward Assault No. 7 Iwo Jima + 60 Doss, Texas
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Forward Assault No. 7
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Doss, Texas
2005
Gelatin silver print with bleaching and toning
2005.1493