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Artist
Mel Chin (American, born 1951)American, born 1951
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled [Terra Infirma]
Date1981–1983
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumEncaustic on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 154 × 132 × 2 in. (391.2 × 335.3 × 5.1 cm)
Two canvases, each: 77 × 132 × 2 in. (195.6 × 335.3 × 5.1 cm)
Two canvases, each: 77 × 132 × 2 in. (195.6 × 335.3 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Duke Energy, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McAshan, Dominique de Menil, Bubba Levy, Sandra Jensen and friends of the artist
Object number90.302
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Mel Chin: Rematch," Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, January 17–March 21, 2015.
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Mel Chin
1989
Painted plaster and wood, with Honduran mahogany and banana fibers coated with coffee, mud, and blood
2009.1352.A-.C
