Jim Love
Sexual Nostalgia–The First Kiss

Sexual Nostalgia–The First Kiss

© The Estate of Jim Love

Sexual Nostalgia–The First Kiss
Sexual Nostalgia–The First Kiss
ArtistAmerican, 1927–2005
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sexual Nostalgia–The First Kiss
Date1988
MediumBronze
Dimensions5 1/2 × 8 × 3 5/16 in. (14 × 20.3 × 8.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.39.A,.B
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston]; purchased by Caroline Wiess Law, Houston, 1988, until d. 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22 - April 25, 2004

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the underside of the arrow (A) and the stand (B): "LOVE 88"
Stamped on the underside of the arrow: "SEXUAL NOSTALGIA · · THE FIRST KISS"

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