Artist
Pietro Consagra (Italian, 1920–2005)Italian, 1920–2005
CultureItalian
Titles
- Conversation with the Wind (Colloquio col Vento)
Date1962
PlaceItaly
MediumSteel
Dimensions104 × 107 × 94 5/8 in. (264.2 × 271.8 × 240.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number63.9
Current Location
The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden
Sculpture Garden
On view
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Department
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Exhibition History“Sculture nella citta`,” Spoleto, Italy, Summer 1962.
“Some Recent Accessions 1961-1963,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 4–June 2, 1963.
“Sculpture from the Museum of Modern Art, New York,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 1963–April 23, 1964.
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