Artist
Perry House American, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Ship of Fools Sinking
Date2005
MediumAcrylic wash on paper
DimensionsSheet: 16 1/8 × 12 1/4 in. (41 × 31.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of the artist and his forty years of teaching
Object number2012.187
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Inscribed on verso lower center in pencil: THE SHIP OF FOOLS SINKING [underlined] / Perry House [underlined] / HOU TX 05 / FOR CLINT - THANKS!
Inscribed verso lower left in pencil: 200 Morris
Inscribed verso lower left in pencil: 200 Morris
Signed and dated recto lower right in pencil: PH [underlined] / 05
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