Artist
Fischli and Weiss(Swiss, collaborative from 1979)Swiss, collaborative from 1979
Artist
Peter Fischli(Swiss, born 1952)Swiss, born 1952
Artist
David Weiss(Swiss, 1946–2012)Swiss, 1946–2012
CultureSwiss
Titles
- Nuclear Family
Date1987
PlaceSwitzerland
MediumChromogenic print
Dimensionsimage: 15 3/4 × 11 3/4 inches (40 × 29.9 cm)
frame: 19 15/16 × 16 × 1 1/2 inches (50.6 × 40.6 × 3.8 cm)
frame: 19 15/16 × 16 × 1 1/2 inches (50.6 × 40.6 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Charles Engelhard Foundation, Stephen D. and Karen Susman, and Max and Isabell Smith Herzstein
Object number97.155
Not on view
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Provenance[Texas Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Modernism in a Century of Change III, From Object to Icon: The Art of Assemblage", June 21 through August 30, 1998, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Exhibited: "Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Upper Brown Pavilion, September 30, 2001 - February 3, 2002.
"Ruptures and Continuities: Photography Made after 1960 from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, February 21 - May 9, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Black ink stamp, verso of frame: "Fine Arts Service / Houston, Texas / 713 863-0400." Label, verso of frame: "TEXAS GALLERY / 2012 PEDEN / Houston, Texas 77019 / FISCHLI & WEISS / Nuclear Family / 1987 color photograph / 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 / Ed. 3/3."
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