Joe Louis Light
Mt. Squirrel

Mt. Squirrel
Mt. Squirrel
Mt. Squirrel
ArtistAmerican, 1934–2005
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mt. Squirrel
Date1987
PlaceUnited States
MediumEnamel on wood
Dimensions18 × 34 in. (45.7 × 86.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2003.686
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta; purchased by the MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 31-October 26, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription painted in black, verso of panel: "Mt. / Squirrel"
Stamped in black, verso of panel: "NO 58 S.F. / COCKTAIL TABLE / MAR. 58"
Signed in black, recto, lower right: "J. Light"

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