Artist
Ben Tecumseh DeSoto(American, born 1958)American, born 1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Can You Imagine
- from the series Urban Poverty
DateJanuary 2, 1989
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print with written text
DimensionsImage: 11 1/4 × 16 15/16 in. (28.6 × 43 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by an anonymous donor in memory of Frank Fajardo
Object number90.381
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Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Houston New Visionaries" exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston from July 28 through September 9, 1991.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Insc upper margin, recto: "CAN YOU IMAGINE \ the pleasure waking alive to live another day"
Insc lower margin, recto: "Under 59 at Almeda Road \ beneath \ people going \ some place for some reason TO DO WHAT"
Insc l.r. below image: "Houston '89 Jan 2 \ Dawn"
Insc lower margin, recto: "Under 59 at Almeda Road \ beneath \ people going \ some place for some reason TO DO WHAT"
Insc l.r. below image: "Houston '89 Jan 2 \ Dawn"
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