The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 17, 2025
Tio Vivo #1
1949
(American, 1901–1980)
Sheet: 44.5 x 35.6 cm (17 1/2 x 14 in.)
Location: Not on view
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.- {{cite web|title=Tio Vivo #1|url=false|author=Howard Cook|year=1949|access-date=17 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2023.30