Artist
Bruce Cratsley (American, 1944–1998)American, 1944–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Skeleton of Snake
Date1991
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet:9 × 9 in. (22.9 × 22.9 cm)
Mount: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Mount: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in memory of the artist
Object number98.369
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
dualities are at the core of this photograph by Bruce Cratsley. The twisting
white spine of a snake, rendered in stark black-and-white, suggests the twin
poles of beauty and danger, delicacy and strength, and life and death.
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–October 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
in pencil, verso of mount: "skeleton of snake / (signature) 1991 / BC-47"
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