Nancy O'Connor
This is Where I Began to Think of How My Life Would Come to Be

This is Where I Began to Think of How My Life Would Come to Be
This is Where I Began to Think of How My Life Would Come to Be
This is Where I Began to Think of How My Life Would Come to Be
ArtistAmerican, born 1957
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • This is Where I Began to Think of How My Life Would Come to Be
Date1979
PlaceVidauri, Texas, United States
MediumChromogenic prints with coating, applied color and ink
DimensionsOverall: 35 1/2 × 59in. (90.2 × 149.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Wortham III
Object number82.49
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1982.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "New Orleans Triennial," New Orleans Museum of Art, 9 April - 22 May 1983 (LN:83.24)

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