Michael Petry
The Milky Way (NASA)

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The Milky Way (NASA)
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ArtistAmerican, born 1960
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Milky Way (NASA)
Date2004
MediumOne-hundred lead crystal balls suspended in pairs with monofilament
DimensionsOverall: dimensions variable
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton, Jesse H. Jones II, John Blackmon and John Roberson, Jerry Williams, Alan Cranfill, David Brown, William McDugald, Jr., Devin Borden, Robert Briscoe, and Hiram Butler
Object number2005.220
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ProvenanceThe artist; [Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2005.

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