Derek Boshier
Everyday Opera

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Artist Derek Boshier (British, 1937–2024)British, 1937–2024

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 Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[Texas Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1984.
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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