Rope and Sail

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Artist David McGee (American, born 1962)American, born 1962

CultureAmerican

Titles

Rope and Sail

Date2016–17

MediumOil and mixed media on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 60 × 48 × 1 1/2 in. (152.4 × 121.9 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment

Object number2018.42

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceThe artist; [Texas Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History“Urban Dread and the Complications of Water,” Texas Gallery, Houston, September 14–October 28, 2017.
Published References Related and additional works are discussed in the following texts: Barber, Diane, Conrad Aiken, and Michelle Engelman-Berns. David McGee: Tetélestai, Notebooks from the Black Sea. Houston: DiverseWorks Artspace, 2003. David McGee: Ready Made Africans. Houston, Tex.: David McGee, 2006. Glentzer, Molly. "Artist David McGee having whale of a moment,” Houston Chronicle, October 13, 2017. www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Artist-David-McGee-having-whale-of-a-moment-12276854.php Huerta, Benito and Garry Reece. The Telling and the Told: David McGee – Works on Paper. Houston Museum of African-American Culture. November 4, 2017 – January 13, 2018. McGee, David, and Lynn M. Herbert. David McGee: Black Comedies and Night Music. Houston: Contemporary Arts Museum, 1998. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Verso: Inscribed on canvas, upper left center: "ROPE AND SAIL" OIL, ON CANVASS
Verso: Signed and dated on canvas, upper right: D./ m'C [cursive] / 2016-2017 / #3
Verso: Inscribed on stretcher, top edge, and painted over lightly: "THE BLANKET" - 2016-2017 OIL AND MIX MEDIUM ON CANVASS

Verso: Signed and dated on canvas, upper right: D./ m'C [cursive] / 2016-2017 / #3

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