Dr. Charles Smith
Mr. Big

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© Dr. Charles Smith

Mr. Big
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ArtistAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mr. Big
  • from the African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veteran's Archive
Date1986–2000
MediumConcrete, metal armature, paint, and found materials
Dimensions35 × 21 × 10 in. (88.9 × 53.3 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Object number2003.990.A-.E
Not on view

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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 2003.
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