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You're All I Need

You're All I Need

© 2023 Bisa Butler. Photo by Genevieve Hanson. Coutesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York

You're All I Need
You're All I Need
ArtistAmerican, born 1973
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • You're All I Need
  • Black Couple with Baby, Bakersfield, CA, by Leon Borensztein
Date2023
MediumCotton, wool, silk, velvet, faux fur and vinyl quilted and appliquéd
DimensionsOverall: 108 3/8 × 56 9/16 in. (275.3 × 143.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2023.463
Not on view

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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, NYC]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryBisa Butler: The World Is Yours. New York: Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, May 6-June 30, 2023
Published References Dixon, Delaina. “How Artist Bisa Butler Brings Her Exquisite Quilt Portraits to Life.” EBONY, 23 May 2023, www.ebony.com/artist-bisa-butler-quilting-portraits-interview-2023/. Needelman, Joshua, and Sasha Arutyunova. “Hip-Hop’s next Takeover: Quilts.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 May 2023, www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/special-series/quilting-textiles-bisa-butler.html?unlocked_article_code=HolTJ21W5F6_MRIZe9ow5DIPSZC-k_WeFwyFtHm2PmyczytFDVhQsrfS9sb7U42uJyJQQSmXprch5IXA7RKr1Rujs1dqhNabbHMj5vt6xHaSNabTUlatwLQW_aWMWQjtaGGeSqvKkJrNmVjO3vnF0IMsCikOFF7_mMredb93P744g95tu0BbqAHR_102rhsXtrbHjjK05Lh7BKiaMUeJaCA_apsTQ7caswMsCMwUr52fW-SEMGX5H-oX8VNpk284mjU3GXO2l0S-kEibXMhxT9u3QN5gRFzQkHLMKpy_7BOo2AbGPX2BVRcbhabG8AVu-ygQTaIpmAemq3FGFb5qoVpMjTjM5NisjnFoIKsT&smid=em-share. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The artist’s signature appears in the bottom right corner along with stitched lyrics of the eponymous song.
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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Tent panel
Unknown
Tent panel
18th century
Quilted cotton; embroidered with silk threads
33.95
Hat
Schiaparelli
Hat
1950–1959
Faux fur, ostrich feathers, silk velvet, and grosgrain ribbon
95.573.A-.C
Ski Boots
Karl Lagerfeld
Ski Boots
c. 1994
Nylon, vinyl, metal, and faux-fur
98.489.A,.B
scan from file photograph
Unknown American
Drapery
c. 1848
Cotton, printed, quilted
B.69.441.2
scan from file photograph
Unknown American
Drapery
c. 1848
Cotton, printed, quilted
B.69.441.1
Bedcover
Unknown English
Bedcover
c. 1816
Cotton, roller printed, quilted
B.75.55
Bringback Condiments: Mustard, Mayo, and Special Sauce
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Bringback Condiments: Mustard, Mayo, and Special Sauce
2020
Acrylic, graphite, plastic tops, faux fur, and paper collage on canvas
2020.555
I'm Always There, You're Always Elsewhere
Dario Robleto
I'm Always There, You're Always Elsewhere
1979–1996/2008
Vinyl transfer on wall, room
2009.417.1
Velvet Panel
Unknown
Velvet Panel
late 16th–early 17th century
Silk, cotton, and metal-wrapped thread: cut and voided velvet, brocaded
2015.80
Colorado Blue Spruce
Helen Altman
Colorado Blue Spruce
2001
Inkjet photograph on canvas on quilted fabric
2007.1462
Evening Ensemble, Style 5220
Oscar de la Renta
Evening Ensemble, Style 5220
Fall 1989
Silk satin, velvet, silk floss, metallic thread, bugle beads, and faux pearls
94.1221.A,.B
Hat
Unknown American
Hat
1910–1912
Pheasant, faux beaver fur, braided frogging, metal, and brilliants
95.529
Bisa Butler