Mildred Thompson
Probe

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Artist Mildred Thompson(American, 1935–2003)American, 1935–2003

CultureAmerican

Titles

Probe
from the Architectural Studies series

Date1973

Printed inDüren, Germany

MediumDrypoint and roulette in colors with relief on wove paper

DimensionsPlate (irregular): 12 1/8 × 14 5/8 in. (30.8 × 37.1 cm)
Sheet (irregular): 12 15/16 × 15 3/8 in. (32.9 × 39.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alvin S. Romansky Prints and Drawings Accessions Endowment

Object number2021.325

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

PRINTS

ProvenanceThe artist, 1973; [Galerie LeLong, New York, 2021]; purchased by MFAH, 2021.
Exhibition History"Around Midcentury in the United States," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Aug. 20, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022. [Second Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed below plate, left: 9 [circled] probe
Recto: Signed and dated below plate, right: Mildred Thompson [cursive] 1973 Düren
Verso: [none]

Recto: Signed and dated below plate, right: Mildred Thompson [cursive] 1973 Düren
Verso: [none]

Recto: [none]
Verso: [none]

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