Artist
Richard DialAmerican, 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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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
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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