Thomas Cleveland Parker
Uncle Rufus' House

Uncle Rufus' House
Uncle Rufus' House
Uncle Rufus' House
ArtistAmerican, 1904–1967
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Uncle Rufus' House
Date1932
PlaceUnited States
MediumWoodcut on tissue
DimensionsImage: 6 15/16 × 6 3/4 in. (17.6 × 17.1 cm)
 Sheet: 9 5/16 × 8 1/8 in. (23.6 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Southern States Art League
Object number32.14
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The American Scene," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, September 6–November 28, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below block in pencil: Uncle Refus' House 10/75
verso lower left and bottom center a stamp[repeated]: THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS OF HOUSTON
bottom right below block in pencil: Thomas C. Parker 32

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