Singer / Robert McMurtry

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Singer

Creator(s):

Robert McMurtry (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Comanche

Date:

1983

Materials/Techniques:

acrylic on matboard

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 1.341-1.351mm black matboard. Poor quality fibers, high lignin.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Acrylic Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of R. Mack Bettis

Accession No:

01.2538

Previous Number(s):

TL2005.47.9; TL 2005.47.9

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 16in. (40.6cm)
Width: 12in. (30.5cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Robert McMurtry

Role(s):

Artist

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Handwritten notes are present on artwork; Inscribed by hand in ink, ""Singer"" in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in acrylic, "R. McMurtry '83_" sideways in lower right on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

acrylic painting, bandanna, belt, black, cardboard, gray (color), hat, Indigenous paintings included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, men, neckerchief, Orange (Color), red, singers, turquoise (color), white (color)

Cite this Page

McMurtry, Robert. Singer. 01.2538. 1983. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/012538 (07/10/2019).

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