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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Indian Family

Creator(s):

Hau Kei (Artist)

Culture:

Native American

Date:

early 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor on matboard

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 1.134-1.144mm yellow colored paper. Even distribution of fibers in transmitted light.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955

Accession No:

02.546

Previous Number(s):

0227.546; 25482

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 12 1/64in. (30.5cm)
Width: 14 1/64in. (35.6cm)

Image:

Height: 10 15/64in. (26.0cm)
Width: 14 1/64in. (35.6cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Hau Kei

Role(s):

Artist

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Hou Kei 'Indian Family'" in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in paint, "Hau Kei" in lower right on recto

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Kei, Hau. Indian Family. 02.546. early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02546 (01/22/2019).

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