Wendell Castle
"Dem Bones" Prototype

"Dem Bones" Prototype

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"Dem Bones" Prototype
"Dem Bones" Prototype
ArtistAmerican, 1932–2018
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Dem Bones" Prototype
Date2007
MediumFiberglass
DimensionsOverall: 23 3/8 × 70 5/8 × 44 1/2 in. (59.4 × 179.4 × 113 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist, courtesy of Barry Friedman Ltd.
Object number2008.449
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, New York; [Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York]; given to MFAH, 2008.
Exhibition History"Wendell Castle: New Works," Barry Friedman Gallery, New York, May 1 - June 21, 2008
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on back left edge of the seat platform: "Castle 07 M."

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