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 studioEtchings by Harlan & Weaver(New York)New York

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

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

CultureAmerican

Titles

Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II

Date1992

PlaceNew York, NY, United States

MediumTwo 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

DimensionsOverall (Volume I): 11 3/4 × 9 × 3/4 in. (29.8 × 22.9 × 1.9 cm)
Overall (Volume II): 11 3/4 × 9 × 1/2 in. (29.8 × 22.9 × 1.3 cm)
Portfolio case: 12 1/16 × 9 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (30.6 × 23.2 × 4 cm)

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

Object number96.543.1,.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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Numbered by the artist in green ink, justification page: "95/100".

Signed by the artist and author in green ink, justification page: "Louise Bourgeois" and "Arthur Miller".

Catalogue raisonnéWye and Smith 126 - 143

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