Sanford Biggers
Cheshire Smile

Cheshire Smile
Cheshire Smile
Cheshire Smile
ArtistAmerican, born 1970
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Cheshire Smile
  • Norton Family Christmas Project
Date2008
MediumPlastic box with related documentary materials
Dimensions1 3/4 × 4 in. diameter (4.4 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter C. Marzio
Object number2008.926
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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceCommissioned from the artist by the Peter Norton Family Foundation; Peter C. Marzio; given to MFAH, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the underside: "NORTON CHRISTMAS PROJECT 2008 / BY SANFORD BIGGERS"

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