Helen Altman
Towhee

Towhee
Towhee
Towhee
ArtistAmerican, born 1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Towhee
Date2001
MediumWire and seed pods
Dimensions3 1/2 × 7 × 5 1/2 in. (8.9 × 17.8 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Barrett Collection, Dallas, Texas
Object number2007.1465
Not on view

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ProvenanceNona and Richard Barrett, Dallas; given to MFAH, 2007.
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