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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Rackstraw Downes
Presidio Substation, the Sierra de la Santa Cruz in the Distance
2003–2004
Oil on canvas
2024.809.5
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Rackstraw Downes
Marfa, Alamito Creek Substation
2003–2004
Oil on canvas
2024.809.1
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Rackstraw Downes
Downtown Marfa Substation
2003–2004
Oil on canvas
2024.809.2
Image Not Available for On a Ranch Between Marfa and Shafter, with the Cienega and Bryant Ranch Substations in the Distance
Rackstraw Downes
On a Ranch Between Marfa and Shafter, with the Cienega and Bryant Ranch Substations in the Distance
2003–2004
Oil on canvas
2024.809.3
P.H. Robinson Generating Station, Dickinson, Texas: Eight Ibis Feeding with an Egret
Rackstraw Downes
P.H. Robinson Generating Station, Dickinson, Texas: Eight Ibis Feeding with an Egret
1991
Oil on canvas
92.469
P.H. Robinson Generating Station from Route 46, Dickinson, Texas
Rackstraw Downes
P.H. Robinson Generating Station from Route 46, Dickinson, Texas
1988
Oil on canvas mounted on board
93.334
Tropicana From Undeveloped Site II
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Tropicana From Undeveloped Site II
1994
Oil on canvas
2002.3524
Image Not Available for Substation on a Ridge in the Shafter Mountains
Rackstraw Downes
Substation on a Ridge in the Shafter Mountains
2003–2004
Oil on canvas
2024.809.4
In the High Island Oil Field, Afternoon Late March
Rackstraw Downes
In the High Island Oil Field, Afternoon Late March
1988–1990
Oil on canvas
2001.361
Ventilation Tower under Renovation, #5
Rackstraw Downes
Ventilation Tower under Renovation, #5
1998
Oil on canvas
2002.3528
Ventilation Tower under Renovation, # 3, After a Cold Front
Rackstraw Downes
Ventilation Tower under Renovation, # 3, After a Cold Front
1997
Oil on canvas
2002.3527
Untenanted Space in the World Trade Center—At Night
Rackstraw Downes
Untenanted Space in the World Trade Center—At Night
1997
Oil on canvas
2002.3526