Artist
Helen Altman American, born 1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Signal
Date1992
PlaceUnited States
MediumCommercially produced electric fire logs
DimensionsOverall: 108 × 156 1/8 × 12 in. (274.3 × 396.5 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Barrett Collection, Dallas, Texas
Object number98.719
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History“Crossing State Lines: Texas Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 2000–March 18, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Stamped in black on the majority of the units is: "Caution: To prevent risk of fire, use Type A 40 Watt Lamp Maximum". Most of the units have a date inscribed or stamped on the lower right. The dates range from "5-20-91" to "9-15-93". The presumption is that this is the date of manufacture for the particular firelog unit.
The sculpture is signed once on the back of ten log units (.A.3; .B.2; .B.5; .C.1; .C.3; .E.3; .F.4; .G.1; .G.3; .H.1) in black: "H. Altman '96".
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