Cock Fight / Frank Robuste

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Accession Number: 2011/2.183
Title: Cock Fight
Artist: Frank Robuste
Artist Nationality: Haitian
Artist Life Dates: c.1940-2012
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James L. Curtis
Dimensions: 57.15 cm x 46.99 cm (22 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Painting
Primary Object Type: figure painting
Physical Description: A group of people gather around two fighting roosters. Some of the women in the group carry baskets on their heads, while two men carry more roosters.
Primary Keywords: fighting; oil painting; people; roosters
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; birds; descriptors; image-making processes and techniques; painting and painting techniques; painting techniques; painting techniques by medium; people and culture; physical activities; physical activities by general context; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2248 x 2807
File Size: 845 KB
Record: 2011/2.183
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.183/2011_2_183.jpg

In public portfolios: All objects from South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean (344); Caribbean Objects (89); umma Student Docents (11); Understanding race (35); Understanding Race Theme Semester CRC Winter 2013 (27)

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Full citation: "Cock Fight; Frank Robuste." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.183/2011_2_183.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.