Portrait of Cleo Playing Cards with Friends

Portrait of Cleo Playing Cards with Friends
Inventory
Collection Number: 
17643
Building: 
Central Library
Current Location: 
Storage Room 303
Floor: 
Lower Level/Vault
Object Description
Artist: 
Orval Hixon
Artist Dates: 
1884-1982
Artist Nationality: 
American
Object Type: 
Photograph
Details: 
This is a sepia-toned photograph of Hixon's sister, Cleo, playing cards with friends.
Framed: 
Yes
 - Glass
Length: 
13.5 inches
Width: 
1 inch
Height: 
11.5 inches
Description: 

This photograph features Cleo Hixon, center, flanked by two friends while playing a game of cards. They appear to be in a casual seating area with a dense accumulation of memorabilia and small American flags strung across the walls. To the right of the gentleman in the photograph is a life preserver labeled "CLEO / PORT OF KANSAS CITY" which appears in a number of Hixon's scene photographs. Each of the figures is formally dressed with Cleo herself in nautical attire, a theme that reoccurs along with the life preserver in Hixon's work featuring her.

Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape: 
Yes
Make slides or videotapes for educational use: 
Yes
Permit the general public to photograph the work : 
Yes