Ruth Pershing Uhler
Flamingos

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Artist Ruth Pershing UhlerAmerican, 1895–1967

CultureAmerican

Titles

Flamingos

Datec. 1930

PlaceHouston, Texas, United States

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions30 3/4 × 40 1/4 in. (78.1 × 102.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alice C. Simkins in memory of Alice N. Hanszen

Object number99.434

Not on view

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Department

American Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Seventh Annual Exhibition of Work by Houston Artists," The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, April 1–26, 1931.

"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

There is a fragment of a label on the verso of the stretcher bar: "Detach and fasten to back of work / Museum of Fine Arts of Houston / [torn label] Flamingos' / [torn label] Pershing Uhler"

There is a label on the verso of the frame: "D.55 - 246".

The painting is signed in blue, recto, lower left: "Ruth Uhler"

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