Madeline O'Connor
Shrike

Shrike
Shrike
Shrike
ArtistAmerican, 1931–2002
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Shrike
Date1993
PlaceTexas, United States
MediumMetal powder and acrylic on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 44 1/4 × 98 1/2 × 14 in. (112.4 × 250.2 × 35.6 cm)
Nine canvases, each: 44 1/4 × 14 × 2 in. (112.4 × 35.6 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by a friend of the artist
Object number94.244.A-.I
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Moody Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History“Madeline O'Connor,” Moody Gallery, Houston, May 26–June 25, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A through .D and F. through .H are signed in black ink, verso: "Madeline O'Connor 93"

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