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To God and Truth
To God and Truth

To God and Truth

Bisa Butler (American, born in 1973)
2019
Medium/TechniquePrinted and resist-dyed cottons, cotton velvet, rayon satin, and knotted string, pieced, appliquéd, and quilted
DimensionsOverall: 298.5 × 357.2 cm (117 1/2 × 140 5/8 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, and Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession number2019.2200
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
Provenance2019, consigned by the artist to Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY; 2019, sold by Claire Oliver Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)
Copyright© Bisa Butler
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