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K. J.'s Calf

© Kermit Oliver

K. J.'s Calf
K. J.'s Calf
ArtistAmerican, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • K. J.'s Calf
Date1975
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumAcrylic on Masonite panel with artist's frame
Dimensions24 3/8 × 48 in. (61.9 × 121.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by an anonymous donor at "One Great Night in November, 1991"
Object number91.1560
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceWilliam K. Brown, Houston, 1975; purchased by MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History"Texas Contemporary: Acquisitions of the '90s," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 19–November 21, 1993.

“Crossing State Lines: Texas Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 2000–March 18, 2001.

"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–May 9, 2004.





Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Appears to be unsigned

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