Dr. Charles Smith
The Beginning of a Dream

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The Beginning of a Dream
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CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Beginning of a Dream
  • from the African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veteran's Archive
Date1986–2000
PlaceAurora, Illinois, United States
MediumConcrete, paint, wire, and bristles
Dimensions21 × 22 × 5 in. (53.3 × 55.9 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Object number2003.1014
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ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 2003.
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