Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Apron
Object Number:
2000.800
Date:
ca. 1950
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 3/4 x 26 1/4 in. ( 75.6 x 66.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: at the bottom right: "fabres"
Description:
White cotton apron with a maroon printed image of three women, semi-nude, drinking and carousing with a winged elephant and a snake; two pockets.
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
