Sam Messer
A Brief History of Women in Western Art (Truth is Beauty, Beauty is Truth)

A Brief History of Women in Western Art (Truth is Beauty, Beauty is Truth)
A Brief History of Women in Western Art (Truth is Beauty, Beauty is Truth)
A Brief History of Women in Western Art (Truth is Beauty, Beauty is Truth)
ArtistAmerican, born 1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Brief History of Women in Western Art (Truth is Beauty, Beauty is Truth)
Date1991
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions69 3/4 × 48 1/16 in. (177.2 × 122.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Phyllis Herman
Object number94.108
Not on view

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ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition Historyexhibited Exhibited at the Nina Nielson Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated, in charcoal, upper right corner of canvas, verso: "Messer '91"

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