James Surls
Me, the Snakes, and the Bear

Me, the Snakes, and the Bear

© James Surls

Me, the Snakes, and the Bear
Me, the Snakes, and the Bear
ArtistAmerican, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Me, the Snakes, and the Bear
Date1994
PlaceSplendora, Texas, United States
MediumGraphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 37 × 40 in. (94 × 101.6 cm)
 Frame: 38 5/8 × 41 3/4 × 2 in. (98.1 × 106 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joseph Havel and Lisa Ludwig
Object number99.694
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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Space: Sculptors' Drawings, Drawings about Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Foundation Gallery, October 27, 2001 - Janurary 21, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The drawing is signed and dated in pencil, recto, lower left: "Me, the snakes, and the Bear, / James Surls / 1994".

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