Mary Callery
Tomorrow Is a Mystery

Tomorrow Is a Mystery
Tomorrow Is a Mystery
Tomorrow Is a Mystery
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1977
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tomorrow Is a Mystery
Date1949
PlaceUnited States
MediumPainted iron
DimensionsOverall: 63 3/4 × 84 × 28 1/2 in. (161.9 × 213.4 × 72.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of the artist
Object number81.73
Not on view

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ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 1981.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Century of Modern Sculpture 1882-1982," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 14 January 1983 - 31 January 1984.


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