The Art Guys
Chastity

Chastity

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Chastity
Chastity
ArtistAmerican
ArtistAmerican, born 1959
ArtistAmerican, 1956–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Chastity
Date1993
PlaceUnited States
MediumSuitcase and electro-mechanical parts
Dimensions12 × 18 × 8 in. (30.5 × 45.7 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael A. Caddell and Cynthia Chapman
Object number98.227
Not on view

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ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"Modernism in a Century of Change III, From Object to Icon: The Art of Assemblage," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 21–August 30, 1998.

"Case Studies: Art in a Valise," Katonah Museum of Art, June 25–September 17, 2006.

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