Michael Ray Charles
The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
ArtistAmerican, born 1967
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Pursuit of Happiness
  • from the series Forever Free
Date1993
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumAcrylic and copper penny on paper
DimensionsSheet: 38 × 23 1/8 in. (96.5 × 58.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Wilder Foundation
Object number93.252
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryLoaned to "Contemporary Identities: 23 Artists, the 1993 Phoenix Triennial," at Phoenix Art Museum, Aug. 21-Oct. 10, 1993 (LN:93.26)

Exhibited: "African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.

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