John Alexander
Marabou Stork

Marabou Stork

© John Alexander

Marabou Stork
Marabou Stork
ArtistAmerican, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Marabou Stork
Date2002
PlaceUnited States
MediumWatercolor and pastel on paper
Dimensions27 1/2 × 22 1/8 in. (69.9 × 56.2 cm)
Frame: 37 3/16 × 31 3/8 in. (94.5 × 79.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.4
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"John Alexander, Works on Paper," Pillsbury Peters Fine Art, Dallas, TX; March 22-May 4, 2002.

"John Alexander: A Retrospective," Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington D.C., December 21, 2007–March 16, 2008; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13–June 22, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil lower left: "Marabou Stork"
Marked in pencil, recto lower right: "John Alexander"
Two back labels from:"Pillsbury Peters Fine Art...Dallas, Texas"

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