Steve Brudniak
Divining Implements For Prophets, Messiahs, and Physicians

Divining Implements For Prophets, Messiahs, and Physicians
Divining Implements For Prophets, Messiahs, and Physicians
Divining Implements For Prophets, Messiahs, and Physicians
ArtistAmerican, born 1961
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Divining Implements For Prophets, Messiahs, and Physicians
Date1989
PlaceUnited States
MediumAltered tools in wooden case
DimensionsCase: 3 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 10 7/8 in. (8.9 × 43.8 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Crowley, Marks and Douglas in memory of David Lee Nitcholas
Object number92.234.A-.G
Not on view

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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1992.
Exhibition History"Texas Contemporary: Acquisitions of the '90s," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 19–November 21, 1993.

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