Roy Lichtenstein
Archaic Head VI

Archaic Head VI

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Archaic Head VI
Archaic Head VI
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Archaic Head VI
Date1988
PlaceUnited States
MediumPatinated bronze
Dimensions58 3/4 × 16 1/2 × 10 in. (149.2 × 41.9 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.30
Not on view

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Provenance[Leo Castelli Gallery, New York]; purchased by Caroline Wiess Law, Houston, June 1992, until d. 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 8, 1993–January 16, 1994; Traveled to Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, January 30–April 3, 1994; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, May 26–September 5, 1994.

"A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–April 25, 2004.

“Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–October 15, 2005.

"Against the Current: 20th Century Representational Art in the Collection of the MFAH," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 7, 2006–September 2, 2007.

"Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective," Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, May 22–September 3, 2012; Traveled to National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., October 14, 2012–January 13, 2013; Tate Modern, London, February 21–May 27, 2013; Centre Pompidou, Paris, July 3–November 4, 2013.

"Selections from the Museum's Collection: Post-War Painting and Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 5–September 5, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the base: "5/6 rf Lichtenstein '88 (foundry stamp)"

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