Dr. Charles Smith
Ralph Abernathy

Ralph Abernathy

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Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy
ArtistAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ralph Abernathy
  • from the African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veteran's Archive
Date1986–2000
PlaceAurora, Illinois, United States
MediumConcrete, paint, and found materials
Dimensions28 1/2 × 15 × 12 in. (72.4 × 38.1 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Object number2003.989.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Houston Collects: African American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 31–October 26, 2008.

"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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