Jasper Johns
Study for Ventriloquist

Study for Ventriloquist

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Study for Ventriloquist
Study for Ventriloquist
ArtistAmerican, born 1930
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Study for Ventriloquist
Date1983
PlaceUnited States
MediumGraphite on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 7/8 × 10 1/8 in. (37.8 × 25.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Christian Walther Geelhaar and Susan Lorence
Object number94.732
Not on view

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ProvenanceChristian Walther Geelhaar (1939-1994), Basel, Switzerland; to the Estate of Christian Walther Geelhar, Basel, Switzerland; bequeathed with Susan Lorence to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Jasper Johns’ Ventriloquism: Where Does the Voice Come From?," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 18–July 28, 2002.

“Jasper Johns: Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 15, 2005–January 23, 2006.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: On the envelope attached to the back of the frame: "Dorothy Zeidman 165 Church St. NY. NY. 10007 (212) 267-5227 Neg. No. 83563".

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