Joe Louis Light
Mt. Squirrel

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Artist Joe Louis Light(American, 1934–2005)American, 1934–2005

CultureAmerican

Titles

Mt. Squirrel

Date1987

PlaceUnited States

MediumEnamel on wood

Dimensions18 × 34 in. (45.7 × 86.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment

Object number2003.686

Not on view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceThe artist; William S. Arnett [1939-2020], Atlanta; Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta; purchased by the MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 31-October 26, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscription painted in black, verso of panel: "Mt. / Squirrel"
Stamped in black, verso of panel: "NO 58 S.F. / COCKTAIL TABLE / MAR. 58"

Signed in black, recto, lower right: "J. Light"

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