Terry Allen
The Creature (Youth in Asia)

Artist Terry Allen American, born 1943

CultureAmerican

Titles

The Creature (Youth in Asia)

Date1987

MediumMixed media

DimensionsOverall: 36 1/4 × 69 × 6 in. (92.1 × 175.3 × 15.2 cm)
Three panels, each: 30 9/16 × 23 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (77.6 × 58.7 × 4.4 cm)
Base: 6 × 5 9/16 × 69 1/8 in. (15.2 × 14.1 × 175.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Allan Becker

Object number2007.1146.A-.D

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[Moody Gallery, Houston]; Allan J. Becker; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED: "American Kaleidoscope: Themes and Perspectives in Recent Art" National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, October 4, 1996 - February 1, 1997
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in ink on verso, top edge of each panel: "TITLE: THE CREATURE / © (signature) 1987 / TERRY ALLEN / (MULTI-MEDIA) [YOUTH IN ASIA SERIES] # 87.2"

Instructions for hanging and installation marked on the back of each piece.

Signed in ink on verso top edge of each panel: "© Terry Allen 1987"

Printed back labels:

"MOODY GALLERY / 2815 COLQUITT HOUSTON, TEXAS 77098 / Terry Allen / The Creature / 1987 / ... / MC 634 (TA 29)"

National Museum of American Art / Smithsonian Institution / ... / American Kaleidoscope: Themes and Perspectives in Recent Art / October 4, 1996 - February 1, 1997 / Terry Allen / The Creature / 1987 / ... / Courtesy the artist and Moody Gallery, / Houston, Texas / ... "

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