Irwin Kremen
Washington Run

Washington Run
Washington Run
Washington Run
ArtistAmerican, born 1925
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Washington Run
Date1976
PlaceUnited States
MediumCollage of paper, paint, and fabric on paper
DimensionsSheet: 7 × 4 5/8 in. (17.8 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Louisa Stude Sarofim in honor of Joan Washburn
Object number93.278
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, 1976-1993; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition History"SE[E]: Collages by Irwin Kremen," The Brooklyn Museum, NY, March 15—May 13, 1985.

"Rolywholyover, A Circus, for museum by John Cage," The Menil Collection, Houston, TX, January 13—April 3, 1994.

"Irwin Kremen: Beyond Black Mountain (1966 to 2006)," Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, March 22–June 17, 2007.

"Pasted Papers: The Art of Collage," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor, February 1—May 15, 2011.

“The Use of Found Objects,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 23—November 2, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Engraved in metal, centered at right side of top half verso: "top" ["top" is underscored; underneath it is an arrow pointing up].
Engraved in metal, centered in bottom half of verso: "Washington Run c IKremen/1976" ["Washington Run" is underscored; "c" is the copyright symbol.]

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