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Trophy Room

Artist Tom Windham (American, 1952 - 2022)

Datec. 2017

Mediumoil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 inches (40.3 × 50.5 cm)
Frame: 20 × 24 × 1 3/8 inches (50.8 × 61 × 3.5 cm)
Image (Sight): 15 3/8 × 19 7/16 inches (39.1 × 49.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Artist’s Family, 2022

Object number2022.3.1

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionOne horizontal oil painting of a fish (a large mouth bass) underwater among woody roots upon which are strung a variety of fishing lures and bobbers.

Label TextArtist Tom Windham transposed the concept of a “trophy room.” In this painting, the largemouth bass is not a taxidermied mount, displayed proudly on a wall among other rewards from fishing and hunting. This wily fish has avoided the hooks of countless anglers. It collected a wide array of colorful lures and now exhibits them as trophies in its underwater home. Windham was a native of Orange, Texas. He studied art at Lamar University and Stephen F. Austin University. Next, he worked as a staff artist at American Angler magazine. Later he devoted himself to his fine art career.

ProvenanceArtist; by inheritance to his son Thomas Hinton Windham IV; gifted November 29, 2022 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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