Dorothy Hood
Subterranean Illuminations

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Artist Dorothy Hood American, 1918–2000

CultureAmerican

Titles

Subterranean Illuminations

Date1975

PlaceUnited States

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions120 1/4 × 96 in. (305.4 × 243.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Meredith J. Long

Object number89.321

Not on view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceThe artist; [Meredith Long & Co., Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition History"Paintings by Dorothy Hood," McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, June 4–July 2, 1978.

"Tradition and Innovation: A Museum Celebration of Texas Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 17–May 6, 1990.

"Contemporary Artists in Houston from the Collections of William J. Hill and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glassell School of Art, August 3–November 11, 2018.

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