James Turrell
A3: Afrum

A3: Afrum

© James Turrell

A3: Afrum
A3: Afrum
ArtistAmerican, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A3: Afrum
  • from the portfolio First Light
Date1989–1990
PlaceNew York, NY, United States
MediumAquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
DimensionsPlate: 39 1/8 x 27 1/4 in. (99.4 x 69.2 cm)
Sheet: 42 3/8 x 29 3/4 in. (107.6 x 75.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994, museum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number96.39.2.3
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Peter Blum Gallery, Blumarts Inc., New York, by 1996]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition History"Singular Multiples: The Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 23, 2006 - October 15, 2006.

"Acid on Metal: The Art of Etching and Aquatint," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 September - 27 November 2011.

"James Turrell: The Light Inside," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 9 June - 22 September 2013.

"Color into Light," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dec. 11, 2021-July 11, 2022 [Second Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 311: No Catalog]

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Numbered in graphite, lower left corner: "H.C. 2". Titled in graphite, lower left corner: "A3".
Signed in graphite, lower right corner: "James Turrell".

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E3:  Tollyn
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.6.3
C3: Ondoe
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.4.3
D3:  Fargo
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.5.3
B3:  Gard
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.3.3
A1:  Shanta
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.2.1
A5:  Squat
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.2.5
A4:  Munson
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.2.4
A2:  Catso
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.2.2
D4:  Decker
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.5.4
E2:  Enzu
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.6.2
E1:  Joecar
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.6.1
D2:  Sloan
James Turrell
1989–1990
Aquatint on wove paper, hors commerce 2
96.39.5.2