Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Study for Book Jacket of "Kerry Kangaroo"
Object Number:
2000.849
Date:
c. 1957
Medium:
Black ink and blue crayon on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 20 in. ( 31.1 x 50.8 cm )
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right of center in graphite: "JACKET --BROWN"
Description:
Graphite drawing of kangaroo with koala in pouch and koala riding kangaroo, studies for jacket design for "Kerry Kangaroo."
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.
