Liz Ward
To the Lighthouse (Bolivar)

To the Lighthouse (Bolivar)

© Liz Ward

To the Lighthouse (Bolivar)
To the Lighthouse (Bolivar)
ArtistAmerican, born 1959
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • To the Lighthouse (Bolivar)
Date1988
PlaceTexas, United States
MediumCyanotypes on book pages, 153 pieces
DimensionsCyanotypes (each sheet): 7 3/16 × 8 1/4 inches (18.3 × 20.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by William and Virginia Camfield
Object number91.265
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Castroville, Texas; purchased by MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History"Past/Present: Photography from the Permanent Collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 1991–February 9, 1992.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Each piece is numbered and lettered.

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2003.231
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2003.232