Artist
Joe Louis LightAmerican, 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 Fund
Object number2003.686
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
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"
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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Unknown North American
1910–1940
Painted wood, straw, string, feathers
44.392
