Mary Merkel-Hess
Blue Fan

Blue Fan

© Mary Merkel-Hess

Blue Fan
Blue Fan
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Blue Fan
Date2000
MediumReeds and paper
DimensionsOverall: 32 × 36 × 17in. (81.3 × 91.4 × 43.2cm)
Credit LineGift of Carol Straus
Object number2005.1579
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ProvenanceCarol Straus, Houston; given to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "The Art of Contemporary Fiber: Highlights from the Carol Straus Collection", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 6 - August 5, 2001.

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