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Tio Vivo #1

1949

Howard Cook

(American, 1901–1980)
Culture
America
Medium
lithograph
Measurements
Sheet: 44.5 x 35.6 cm (17 1/2 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from Gwen Fate and Kevin Henegar 2023.30
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Howard Cook worked extensively painting murals for Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s WPA (Works Progress Administration) during the Depression.

Description

Howard Cook was an American realist is known for his scenes of New York before he moved to the American Southwest. There, he made this image of the famous hand-cranked Taos, New Mexico, carousel, the Tio Vivo (Lively Uncle). Cook’s combination of patterns—striped canvas, clown’s costumes, and zebras—adds a whirring intensity to the ride.

Tio Vivo #1

1949

Howard Cook

(American, 1901–1980)
America

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