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Accidental Self

© Joseph Mills

Accidental Self
Accidental Self
ArtistAmerican, born 1951
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Accidental Self
Date2005
MediumWood, paper, metal, hair
Dimensions16 1/2 × 12 × 1 1/8 in. (41.9 × 30.5 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2005.392
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Annandale, Virginia; given to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"The Fine Line Between Meaning and Mystery: Photographs by Joseph Mills," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor, January 24-May 15, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in the image, lower right: "Jos Mills"

Marked in pencil on verso center: "Jos Mills"

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Joseph Mills