Texas Politics

c. 1940s

Merritt Mauzey

Associated Names
Merritt Mauzey

Artist, American, 1898 - 1973

This is a drawing of a stage in a rural setting, featuring a wooden platform with various objects and animals. In the center are two standing figures, one holding a guitar, with a canvas backdrop and floating top hats. A pig stands near a drum in the foreground, and there are objects, including a sign that reads "STENO SOUVENIR," at the edge of the stage. Behind the figures is a crowd watching, and above them is a poster with the words "FARMER'S FRIEND." The background shows trees under a swirling sky.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1972

  • Tracy, Warren. The Catalog of Merritt Mauzey Collection in the Library of the University of Southern Mississippi. Hattiesburg: University of Southern Mississippi, 1972, p. 41, no. 154.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Merritt Mauzey

Wikidata ID

Q76456446

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