Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Tile
Object Number:
2000.818
Date:
ca. 1955
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 6 x 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: above the imaage: "Ni chair Ni Poisson"
printed: in the lower right corner: "fabres"
Description:
Ceramic tile silkscreened with an image of a confused chef looking at a mermaid with a parasol on the beach; inscribed below the image, "Ni chair Ni Poisson;" recipe for Cheese souffle printed on the paper label on the reverse.
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.
