Jean Lacy
Gift of God Bar

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Artist Jean LacyAmerican, 1932–2023

CultureAmerican

Titles

Gift of God Bar

Date1976

PlaceDallas, Texas, United States

MediumCrayon, ink, and watercolor with collage of cut photo-offset printed papers on paper board

DimensionsSheet: 29 5/8 × 20 in. (75.2 × 50.8 cm)
Frame (outer): 31 3/8 x 20 15/16 x 1 1/2 in. (79.7 x 53.2 x 3.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the African American Art Advisory Association

Object number2001.293

Not on view

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Our New Day Begun: African American Artists Entering The Millenium," Texas Southern University, November 11, 2000-February 18, 2001.

"African-American Advisory Association (Five-A)" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 2 to April 7, 2003.

"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.

"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 31-October 26, 2008.

"Statements: African American Art from the Museum's Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Millennium Gallery, January 24–September 25, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Label on backing paper: "Our New Day Begun: African American Artists / Entering The Millenium Nov. 11, 2000-Feb. 18, 2001 / AUSTIN LBJ Library & Museum DALLAS African American Museum / HOUSTON University Museum TSU / UNIVERSITY MUSEUM / Texas Southern University / 3100 Cleburne Avenue / Hosuton, TX 77004 / (713) 313-7145"

The collage is unsigned.

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