Helen Altman
Colorado Blue Spruce

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Artist Helen Altman (American, born 1958)American, born 1958

CultureAmerican

Titles

Colorado Blue Spruce

Date2001

Made inUnited States

MediumInkjet photograph on canvas on quilted fabric

Dimensions78 × 61 in. (198.1 × 154.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of The Barrett Collection, Dallas, Texas

Object number2007.1462

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceNona and Richard Barrett, Dallas; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Second Nature: Contemporary Landscapes from the MFAH Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 10–September 25, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed on verso upper center: "H. Altman 2001"

Printed on the white border below the image: "COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE Picea Menziesii / A Rocky Mt. species frequent in cultivation. / Image: altman.eps (JOB: ALTMAN.PRINTING) ... Pattern ... Width ... Overlap ... (Date (7/25/01) ... Copies 1-1 ... toner ... Speed ... Printing ... "

Overlapping printed initials in the image, lower right: "MS"

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