Artist
Robert C. Joy (American, 1910–1993)American, 1910–1993
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Portrait of L. L.
Date1934
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.8 cm)
Frame: 38 7/8 × 34 × 3 in. (98.7 × 86.4 × 7.6 cm)
Frame: 38 7/8 × 34 × 3 in. (98.7 × 86.4 × 7.6 cm)
Credit Line11th Annual Houston Artists Exhibition, museum purchase prize, 1935
Object number35.1
Not on view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
"Planned, Organized and Established: Houston Artist Cooperatives in the 1930s," Julia Ideson Building, City of Houston Libraries, August 12–November 18, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso of the stretcher accession number in red: 35-1
verso of the stretcher frame number in red (twice): FR.809
verso of the stretcher a typed label partially illegible: III 35 ROBERT JOY: "Portrait of L.L."
oil on canvas
verso of the stretcher a label inscribed in ink: 14(circled) / "Portrait of L.L." / ARTIST ROBERT JOY Bin 174 / LOANED BY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS / OF HOUSTON / n.f.s.
verso of the stretcher frame number in red (twice): FR.809
verso of the stretcher a typed label partially illegible: III 35 ROBERT JOY: "Portrait of L.L."
oil on canvas
verso of the stretcher a label inscribed in ink: 14(circled) / "Portrait of L.L." / ARTIST ROBERT JOY Bin 174 / LOANED BY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS / OF HOUSTON / n.f.s.
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