Thomas Sully
The Shipwreck of Robinson Crusoe

ArtistAmerican, born England, 1783–1872
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Shipwreck of Robinson Crusoe
Datec. 1856
MediumOil on board
DimensionsBoard: 12 1/2 × 9 7/16 × 1/8 in. (31.8 × 23.9 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Houston Friends of Art
Object number28.5
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
107 Kilroy Gallery
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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryLubbock National Bank, October, 1957.

Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 4–28, 1958.

"American Art 1845-1945," Bayou Bend, January 5–March 18, 1979.

"Thomas Sully: Imagination and Invention," Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin, October 11, 2013–January5, 2014; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, February 7–May 11, 2014.

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