Martha Mood
First Families of Texas

First Families of Texas
First Families of Texas
First Families of Texas
ArtistAmerican, 1908–1972
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • First Families of Texas
Date1966
MediumAppliqué and burlap
Dimensions76 × 38 in. (193 × 96.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson
Object number2006.727
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Object Type
ProvenanceIsabel B. Wilson, Houston; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stitched in blue, recto lower right: MARTHA MOOD '66

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