Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011
The Year
Acquisitions
Contemporary Art: July 2009–June 2011
Black River
2009
El Anatsui
105 x 140 inches (266.7 x 355.6 cm)
Aluminum, bottle caps and copper wire
Classification: Sculpture
Accession number: 2010.586
Location: Richard and Nancy Lubin Gallery (How is it made?)
Provenance/Ownership History: 2009, given by the artist to the Center for Contemporary Art, Lagos, Nigeria; 2010, sold by the Center for Contemporary Art to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 22, 2010)
Towles Fund for Contemporary Art, Robert L. Beal, Enid L. Beal and Bruce A. Beal Acquisition Fund, Henry and Lois Foster Contemporary Purchase Fund, Frank B. Bemis Fund, and funds donated by the Vance Wall Foundation