Louise Bourgeois
Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II

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Artist Louise Bourgeois (American, born France, 1911–2010)American, born France, 1911–2010

Print studio The Stinehour Press(Lunenburg, Vermont)Lunenburg, Vermont

Publisher Peter Blum Edition/Blumarts, Inc.(New York)New York

DesignerBook design by Klaus Baumgärtner (German, born 1948)German, born 1948

Binder ACME Bookbinding(Massachusetts)Massachusetts

CultureAmerican

Titles

Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II

Date1992

Printed inLunenburg, Vermont, United States

Published inNew York City, New York, United States

MediumTwo books with 10 reproductions of drawings in Volume I and 8 photolithographs in Volume II, hardbound in cloth with paper slipcase, trade edition

DimensionsOverall (Volume I): 11 3/4 × 9 1/8 × 1/2 in. (29.8 × 23.2 × 1.3 cm)
Overall (Volume II): 11 3/4 × 9 1/8 × 1/2 in. (29.8 × 23.2 × 1.3 cm)
Portfolio case: 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (31.1 × 23.5 × 2.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994, gift of Peter Blum/Blumarts, Inc., New York

Object number96.542.1,.2

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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.

Catalogue raisonnéWye and Smith 126 - 143

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Louise Bourgeois

Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II

1992

Two books with 10 etchings in Volume I and 8 photolithographs in Volume II, hardbound in leather and cloth with cloth slipcase, special edition 95/100

96.543.1,.2