Thomas Sully
Robinson Crusoe and His Man Friday Leave the Island

Robinson Crusoe and His Man Friday Leave the Island

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Robinson Crusoe and His Man Friday Leave the Island
ArtistAmerican, born England, 1783–1872
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Robinson Crusoe and His Man Friday Leave the Island
Datec. 1856
MediumOil on board
DimensionsBoard: 12 7/16 × 10 × 1/8 in. (31.6 × 25.4 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Houston Friends of Art
Object number28.14
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
107 Kilroy Gallery
On view

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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.

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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