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Georgia O'Keeffe
Jawbone and Fungus, 1931
Courtesy of Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester.
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Jawbone and Fungus, 1931
Oil on canvas, 17 x 20 inches
CR No. 780
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester: Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 1951.11
Oil on canvas, 17 x 20 inches
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester: Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 1951.11
CR No. 780

This painting has Untitled (Abstraction), ca. 1923 (cat. no. 441) on the back.

CR No. 780

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Jawbone and Fungus

Source of title: Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks after 1977.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Jawbone & Fungus

Source of title: Downtown Gallery Archive.

General Remarks

Double entries Downtown Gallery Archive. Whitney Archive indicates, "Infor. Received from the Memorial Art Gallery, Univ. Of Rochester 6/29/51. They have acquired this picture which was formerly in Encyclopedia Britannica Coll. They said it was actually acquired directly from Sen. William Benton." Date on stretcher inscription 1 relates to cat. no. 441. Whitney Archive, Abiquiú Notebooks date 1933. Downtown Gallery Archive dates 1930 and 1933. Dated 1931 on basis of Stieglitz–O'Keeffe correspondence and mention in Art News (1932) review of 1931–32 exhibition. Pictured in 1931–32 New York (An American Place) Norman installation photograph, see Appendix III, figure 51A. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Verso: another work, see cat. no. 441. Stretcher: 1. "Oct 13 1920" (graphite) 2. "C" (unidentified hand, graphite) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions listed as on stretcher in Lynes publication are not visible in photos of stretcher and not noted in our file. Our file indicates that the verso is inscribed “Jawbone and Fungus / 1930 / Georgia O’Keeffe” but older labels appear to have been discarded with old backing board. (Source: MAG, 2025)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

An American Place, New York, NY; The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY; purchased by the Encyclopedia Britannica Collection of Contemporary American Painting, Chicago, IL; purchased by Senator William Benton, CT, 1948; purchased from him by the Gallery in 1951 (Source: MAG, 2025)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 5/20/2026

Last verified by current collection Dec 30 2025

Source System ID

8793

Other IDs

780, Catalogue Raisonné

Conservation

Information is from the most recently submitted report, please contact the current owner to verify updated details.
REPORT NOTES

Information provided for Access O'Keeffe by Memorial Art Gallery in 2025.

CONDITION NARRATIVE

Paint in good condition, planar and stable. Slightly dirty.