Diana Dopson
Ox Beetle

ArtistAmerican, born 1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ox Beetle
Date2003
PlaceAustin, Texas, United States
MediumChromogenic prints, wax, and wood construction
DimensionsOpen: 7 × 18 1/2 × 5/8 in. (17.8 × 47 × 1.6 cm)
Closed: 7 × 9 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (17.8 × 23.1 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern
Object number2008.741.A-.C
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJoan Morgenstern, Houston; given to MFAH, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso frame/case, lower right: "Brota(?), box 36"
Signed in pencil on verso frame/case, lower right: "1/3 diana dopson 2003"
Circular brass tag "79" on a printed label on front exterior of case: "Ox BEETLE / O: Coleoptera, F: Dynastinae / TEXAS: BLANCO Co. / + / Texas Prickly Pear / Opuntia phaeacantha, F: Cactaceae / TEXAS: TRAVIS Co. / ________ / INTER. EXHIB. 2003"

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