General Idea
Dr. Brute Shield

Dr. Brute Shield

© AA Bronson

Dr. Brute Shield
Dr. Brute Shield
ArtistCanadian, active 1969–1994
CultureCanadian
Titles
  • Dr. Brute Shield
  • for: Fear Management
Date1986
PlaceNew York, NY, United States
MediumAcrylic on wood
Dimensions20 × 16 × 1 3/8 in. (50.8 × 40.6 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994, gift of Peter Blum/Blumarts, Inc., New York
Object number96.69.2
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"Proof of Concept: Artistic Process in Contemporary Printmaking, Selections from the Museum’s Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 9–November 15, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink on verso: "DR BRUTE SHIELD general idea 1986". Marked in pencil on verso, bottom center: "GEN 2001".
Signed and dated in black ink on verso: "general idea 1986".

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