Dr. Charles Smith
Jacob's Ladder

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Jacob's Ladder
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ArtistAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Jacob's Ladder
  • from the African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veteran's Archive
Date1986–2000
PlaceAurora, Illinois, United States
MediumPainted concrete and found metal ladder
Dimensions49 1/2 × 23 × 16 in. (125.7 × 58.4 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Object number2003.1061
Not on view

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

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