Artist
Mabel Fairfax Karl(American, 1901–1990)American, 1901–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Orpheus
Datec. 1933
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumWood
Dimensions20 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 5 1/8 in. (51.1 × 10.8 × 13 cm)
Base: 8 × 8 × 8 in. (20.3 × 20.3 × 20.3 cm)
Base: 8 × 8 × 8 in. (20.3 × 20.3 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line10th Annual Houston Artists Exhibition, museum purchase prize, 1934
Object number34.1
Not on view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
"A Century of Sculpture in Texas, 1889 -1989," Archer M. Huntinton Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin, June 16–August 13, 1989; Amarillo Art Center, September 2–October 22, 1989; San Angelo Museum of Art, November 9 - December 23, 1989; El Paso Museum of Art, January 13–March 25, 1990; Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, April 13–June 3, 1990. (LN:89.21).
"Looking at Sculpture," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 15–December 29, 1991.
"Women Artists of Texas: 1850-1950," Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas, June 11–August 22, 1993; The MSC Forsyth Center Galleries, Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center, College Station, September 8–November 7, 1993. (LN:93.21).
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