Richard Dial
The Comfort of Moses and the Ten Commandments

The Comfort of Moses and the Ten Commandments
The Comfort of Moses and the Ten Commandments
The Comfort of Moses and the Ten Commandments
ArtistAmerican, born 1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Comfort of Moses and the Ten Commandments
Date1988
PlaceBessemer, Alabama, United States
MediumMetal, rope, wood, tree branches, and paint
Dimensions63 1/2 × 37 × 31 in. (161.3 × 94 × 78.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Tinwood Alliance
Object number2003.702
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta; given to the MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–May 9, 2004.

"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
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