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CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Silhouette
Datec. 1830
PlaceUnited States
MediumPaper, maple frame
Dimensions12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.233.1
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1969.
Exhibition History"Outline and Shadow: The Art of Silhouette," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Sept. 20, 2025-March 1, 2026 [Ninth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]

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