Artist
Derek Boshier English, born 1937
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Everyday Opera
Date1983
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions88 1/4 × 132 1/2 in. (224.2 × 336.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Assistance League of Houston
Object number84.5
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"The Human Condition: SFMA Third Biennial," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, June 28–August 26, 1984. (LN:84.21).
Baylor College of Medicine, July 29, 1987–February 4, 1988. (LN:87.25).
"Texas Art," The Menil Collection, Houston, February 10–May 15, 1988. (LN:88.17).
"Tradition and Innovation: A Museum Celebration of Texas Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 17–May 6, 1990.
"Derek Boshier: The Texas Years," The Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, December 9, 1995–January 28, 1996. (LN:95.39).
"Oil Field Dreams: Images of the Petroleum Industry," The Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, September 12–November 15, 1998. (LN:98.2).
“Crossing State Lines: Texas Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 2000–March 18, 2001.
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