Rackstraw Downes
From Marfa to Presidio Via the Grid

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From Marfa to Presidio Via the Grid
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ArtistAmerican, born England, 1939
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • From Marfa to Presidio Via the Grid
Date2003–2004
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 × 168 3/4 in. (34.3 × 428.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lannan Foundation
Object number2024.809.1-.5
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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Bettie Cuningham Gallery, New York]; Lannan Foundation, Marfa; given to MFAH, 2024.


Exhibition History
Also note: Rackstraw Downes: Drawing is part of the process, mounted by the New York Studio School from April 29 to June 12, 2004, featured the working drawings for From Marfa to Presidio Via the Grid.


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1998
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1997
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1997
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