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All Eyes Were On Him To Carve a Perfect Turkey

All Eyes Were On Him To Carve a Perfect Turkey
All Eyes Were On Him To Carve a Perfect Turkey
ArtistAmerican, born 1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • All Eyes Were On Him To Carve a Perfect Turkey
Date2000–2001
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 20 × 30 in. (50.8 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Clinton T. Willour in honor of Jim Bowie
Object number2001.376
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso upper left: "Chas Bowie 2001/2001 / "All eyes were on him to carve a perfect turkey." / Type C Print/ Ed. 1/5 "

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