Black Fox / Fred Alten

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Accession Number: 2002/1.214
Title: Black Fox
Artist: Fred Alten
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1871-1945
Medium and Support: carved and painted wood
Object Creation Date: 1912-1945
Object Creation Place: North and Central America (continent); United States (nation); Michigan (state); Wyandotte
Creation Place 1: North and Central America (continent)
Creation Place 2: United States (nation)
Creation Place 3: Michigan (state)
Creation Place 4: Wyandotte
Credit Line: Gift of The Daniel and Harriet Fusfeld Folk Art Collection
Style/Group/Movement: self-taught
Dimensions: 4.5 cm x 22.5 cm x 7 cm (1 3/4 in. x 8 7/8 in. x 2 3/4 in.)
Century: Early 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: figure
Secondary Object Classification: Wood and Woodcarving
Secondary Object Type: figure
Primary Keywords: black; foxes; mammals
Secondary Keywords: animals; animals and creatures; colors; the natural world; visual and tactile
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1470 x 1229
File Size: 240 KB
Record: 2002/1.214
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-1.214/2002_1.214.jpg

In public portfolios: Animals, historical and comparative (312); Building American empire: war, politics, and social reform in the US, 1901-1950 (235); Folk, self-taught, amateur, and visionary art (115)

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Full citation: "Black Fox; Fred Alten." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-1.214/2002_1.214.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.