Ruth Pershing Uhler
Flamingos

Flamingos

© Estate of Ruth Pershing Uhler

Flamingos
Flamingos
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
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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