The Art Guys
SUITS: The Clothes Make the Man

SUITS:  The Clothes Make the Man

© The Art Guys

SUITS: The Clothes Make the Man
SUITS:  The Clothes Make the Man
ArtistAmerican, born 1959
ArtistAmerican, born 1962
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • SUITS: The Clothes Make the Man
  • Michael Galbreth's suit, overcoat and accessories
Date1997–1998
PlaceUnited States
MediumTwo custom-tailored wool suits with advertising logos; accessories include embroidered overcoats, belts, and shoes. Documentation of this project is considered part of the artwork.
Dimensions.A, Mike's overcoat: 49 1/2 × 20 in. (125.7 × 50.8 cm)
.B, Mike's jacket: 35 × 19 in. (88.9 × 48.3 cm)
.C, Mike's pants: 47 in. (119.4 cm)
.D-.L, Mike's accessories: dimensions variable
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha in honor of Lynn Wyatt
Object number2001.76.A-.L
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artists; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"The Art Guys' SUITS: The Clothes Make the Man," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 18–November 14, 2001.

"Pattern Language: Clothing as Communicator," Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, Massachusetts, September 9–November 13, 2005; Krannert Art Museum, Urbana-Champaign,Illinois, January 20–April 9, 2006; University Art Museum, University of California Santa Barbara, California, July 5–August 27, 2006; Frederick R. Weisman Museum, Minneapolis, October 14, 2006–January 7, 2007; Paul and Lulu Hilliard Museum, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisana, January–May 2007.

"Agency: Art and Advertising," The McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University, Ohio, September 12–November 8, 2008.

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SUITS:  The Clothes Make the Man
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2001.77.A-.L
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