Henry Taylor
Man, I’m so full of doubt, but I must Hustle Forward, as my daughter Jade would say

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Artist Henry Taylor (American, born 1958)American, born 1958

CultureAmerican

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Man, I’m so full of doubt, but I must Hustle Forward, as my daughter Jade would say

Date2020

MediumAcrylic on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 78 × 42 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (198.1 × 107 × 4.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded anonymously and by Laura and James DeMare

Object number2020.140

Not on view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceThe artist; [Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Exhibition HistoryOnline Frieze Viewing Room, New York: Hauser & Wirth: 2May 6 – May 10, 2020
https://viewingroom.frieze.com/gallery/5e82165c03b86a7822c7c360/show/5ea89772b618e76162bf2f8d/art/5eac982e325e4b2c918a8516

Henry Taylor: B Side, Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, November 6, 2022-April 30, 2023; New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, October 4, 2023-January 28, 2024.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top of canvas: After talking or texting josh smith... / "Man, I'm so full of doubt, but I must / Hustle Forward, as my daughter / Jade would say" / Henry Taylor / MAY DAY / MAY DAY [with sketch--self portrait of Taylor holding iPhone making snapshot]

Verso: Signed in graphite, upper center: Henry Taylor [cursive]

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