Emma Richardson Cherry
Precious Bowl

Precious Bowl

© Estate of Emma Richardson Cherry

Precious Bowl
Precious Bowl
ArtistAmerican, 1859–1954
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Precious Bowl
Datec. 1925
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 36 × 26 1/8 in. (91.4 × 66.4 cm)
Frame: 42 9/16 × 32 1/2 in. (108.1 × 82.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Chilton Maverick
Object number47.12
Not on view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Actively Working, Silently Waiting: the Paintings of Emma Richardson Cherry," The Heritage Society, Houston, July 1–September 31, 2004.

"Emma Richardson Cherry: Houston's First Modern Artist," Julia Ideson Building, Houston Public Library, February 1–May 1, 2013.

"Texas Modernism(s): Houston and Dallas in the 1930s," Julia Ideson Building, Houston Public Library, August 27–November 5, 2022.

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