Artist
John Biggers (American, 1924–2001)American, 1924–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Study for View from the Upper Room
- for View from the Upper Room
Date1993–1994
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumConté crayon and pastel on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 48 1/8 × 32 1/2 in. (122.2 × 82.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the African American Art Advisory Association and partial gift of the artist
Object number94.187
Not on view
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Exhibition History"The Art of John Biggers: View from the Upper Room"; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 3—September 3, 1995, cat. 41. Traveled to: North Carolina Museum of Art, October 14, 1996—January 14, 1996; Wadsworth Antheneum, May 19—September 10, 1996; Hampton University Art Museum, October 6—December 10, 1996; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, January 24—April 20, 1997.
"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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated in conté crayon, lower right corner of image: "Biggers 93"
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