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The Eternal Battle
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ArtistAmerican, 1961–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Eternal Battle
Date2005
MediumPorous-point pen in colors and black ballpoint pen on paper board
DimensionsOverall: 19 15/16 × 14 15/16 in. (50.6 × 37.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjory Johnston
Object number2024.405
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, circa 2010; Marjorie Johnston, sister of the artist, to 2024; given to MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Published References None known Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Titled in ink, center bottom edge: THE ETERAL BATTLE
Recto: Signed in ink, bottom right corner: DANIEL JOHNSTON
Verso: Dated in graphite, right center: 2005
None known
Catalogue raisonnéNone

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