Dennis Oppenheim
Polarities

Polarities
Polarities
Polarities
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Polarities
Date1972
PlaceUnited States
MediumChromogenic prints and lithograph
Dimensionspanel A: 47 7/8 × 30 3/4 inches
panel B: 40 × 60 inches
panel C: 40 × 14 3/4 inches
panel D: 45 3/8 × 34 1/2 inches
panel E: 48 5/8 × 30 3/4 inches

Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number91.2031.A-.E
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to "Death and the Family," at Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, B.C., from Apr. 22 - June 11, 1995 (LN:95.16).

"Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Upper Brown Pavilion, September 30, 2001 - February 3, 2002.

"Second Nature: Contemporary Landscapes from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 10 - September 25, 2011

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