Al Held
Taxi Cab I

Taxi Cab I

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Taxi Cab I
Taxi Cab I
ArtistAmerican, 1928–2005
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Taxi Cab I
Date1959
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumAcrylic on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions107 1/4 × 146 1/2 × 3 in. (272.4 × 372.1 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2002.3
Not on view

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Provenance[Robert Miller Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–October 15, 2005.

"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2007–March 2, 2008.

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