Gay Block
What was Mother’s is now mine Houston, Texas

What was Mother’s is now mine Houston, Texas

© Gay Block

What was Mother’s is now mine Houston, Texas
What was Mother’s is now mine Houston, Texas
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • What was Mother’s is now mine Houston, Texas
  • from the series Bertha Alyce
Date1987/2011
Place depictedHouston, Texas, United States
MediumInkjet prints
DimensionsImage (each): 23 1/2 × 18 3/4 in. (59.7 × 47.6 cm)
Sheet (each): 24 × 21 3/16 in. (61 × 53.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2022.36.8
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso: [signed, titled, dated and editioned 3/10]

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