Rackstraw Downes
P.H. Robinson Generating Station, Dickinson, Texas: Eight Ibis Feeding with an Egret
Artist
Rackstraw Downes American, born England, 1939
CultureAmerican
Titles
- P.H. Robinson Generating Station, Dickinson, Texas: Eight Ibis Feeding with an Egret
Date1991
PlaceDickinson, Texas, United States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions16 × 108 1/4 in. (40.6 × 275 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Houston Lighting & Power Company
Object number92.469
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Texas Contemporary: Acquisitions of the '90s," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 19–November 21, 1993.
“Crossing State Lines: Texas Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 2000–March 18, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Marked in pencil on paper tape adhered to frame verso: "RACKSTRAW DOWNES/ P.H. ROBINSON GENERATING STATION, DICKINSON TX., EIGHT IBIS FEEDING WITH AN EGRET. 1991. o/c 16 x 108"
Intialed in paint, lower right corner: "RD"
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