David Folkman
Short Story I (Mystery)

Short Story I (Mystery)
Short Story I (Mystery)
Short Story I (Mystery)
ArtistAmerican, 1938–1993
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Short Story I (Mystery)
Date1992
PlaceUnited States
MediumAntique wood and glass vitrine, velvet, and charred drumstick
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 24 × 2 in. (22.8 × 61 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of the artist
Object number97.145
Not on view

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ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on drumstick "6A PENCIL MODEL BY Ludwig, U.S.A."

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