Terrell James
A License to Thought

A License to Thought

© Terrell James

A License to Thought
A License to Thought
ArtistAmerican, born 1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A License to Thought
Date1992
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumOil and graphite with collage on gessoed paper
DimensionsSheet: 50 × 38 in. (127 × 96.5 cm)
Credit LineGift in memory of Elizabeth Bellows
Object number94.254
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The title appears in pencil, lower right quadrant of image/sheet.
The drawing has no visible signature (framed).

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