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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Illustration for a Book Page

Creator(s):

Woodrow Wilson Crumbo (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Citizen Potawatomi

Date:

mid-20th century

Materials/Techniques:

tempera on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.391-0.401mm cream colored, wove paper. Fibers unevenly distributed in transmitted light. Watermark along bottom edge "Grumbacher - Made in U.S.A"

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Accession No:

02.496

Previous Number(s):

0227.496; 14421

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 31 1/32in. (78.8cm)
Width: 25 9/32in. (64.2cm)

Image:

Height: 24 1/64in. (61.0cm)
Width: 19 9/16in. (49.7cm)

Mat:

Height: 39 37/100in. (100.0cm)
Width: 27 9/16in. (70.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Woodrow Wilson Crumbo

Biography:

Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Crumbo was Potawatomi, French and German by birth. After losing his parents at a young age, he lived among the Creeks and was heavily influenced by that culture. Crumbo's father was German-American. His mother was French-Potawatomi. Source: Carole Klein, Art Curator, October 16, 2015

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Crumbo, Woodrow Wilson

Birth Date:

1912

Death Date:

1989

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Potawatomi painter, 1912-1989

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Signed: Signed by hand in tempera, "Crumbo" in lower right on recto

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Crumbo, Woodrow. Illustration for a Book Page. 02.496. mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/02496 (03/08/2018).

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