Brad Tucker
Obscene Magnet

Obscene Magnet
Obscene Magnet
Obscene Magnet
ArtistAmerican, born 1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Obscene Magnet
Date2005
MediumAcrylic and enamel on wood
Dimensions14 1/2 × 17 × 1 1/2 in. (36.8 × 43.2 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2005.1205
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Inman Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Learning by Doing: 25 Years of the Core Program," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 8 - June 29, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso: "Obscene Magnet, 2005 / [signature]"
Marked in pencil on verso: "Brad Tucker"

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