Keith Sharp
Picture and Wallpaper

Picture and Wallpaper
Picture and Wallpaper
Picture and Wallpaper
ArtistAmerican, born 1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Picture and Wallpaper
Date2006
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (24 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour
Object number2006.335
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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionKeith
Sharp created this visual puzzle by first photographing a picture frame hanging
on a wall. He then printed the image, removed the center, and installed the
print in this wooded setting, creating a final work that blurs the lines
between interior and exterior, real and imagined.

ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–October 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso lower right: "2006 ©"

Marked in pencil on verso lower center: "Picture and Wallpaper 1/15"
Marked in pencil on verso lower left: "Keith Sharp"

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