Artist
Mungo Thomson(American, born 1969)American, born 1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The American Desert (for Chuck Jones)
Date2002
Made inUnited States
MediumSingle-channel video, color and sound
Dimensions33 minutes, 45 seconds
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by members of the Modern and Contemporary Art Subcommittee
Object number2004.1538
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Pictures of the American West," University Gallery, Texas A&M University-Commerce, September 4–25, 2007.
"The Lining of Forgetting: Internal & External Memory in Art," The Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina, February 10–May 25, 2008.
"Second Nature: Contemporary Landscapes from the MFAH Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 10–September 25, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on backside of disc: "MT 3/10" with printed roadrunner below.
Printed on attachments: (front) "THE AMERICAN DESSERT", (inside front) "for CHUCK JONES", (back) "1 Fast and Furry-ous... 26 War and Peace / 33:45 Running Time"
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