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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.106
People
Timothy David Mayhew, American (St. Clair, MI born 1952)
Title
Sycamore Grove Study, Verde River
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
12/17/98
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/171085

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Leadpoint on off-white modern wove paper, prepared with calcined bone, lead white, terra de Verona, and rabbit skin glue
Dimensions
20.1 x 17.8 cm (7 15/16 x 7 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, upper left, graphite, erased, in artist's hand: "TREE STUDY" / "VERDE RiVER BANK, ARiZONA" / LEAD POiNT 12/17/98
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite, in artist's hand: "SYCAMORE GROVE STUDY, VERDE RiVER" [underlined] / LEADPOiNT / TimoTHY DAViD MAYHEW / [copyright symbol] 12/17/98
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite, in artist's hand: LANA 140 HP [refers to the type of paper]
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite, in artist's hand: CALCiNED BONE/LEAD WHiTE/TERRA de VERONA 6/20/98 [note: the date refers to when the ground was applied]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Timothy Mayhew, Farmington, NM, Sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, The Philip and Lynn Straus Conservator of Works of Art on Paper Fund
Copyright
© Timothy David Mayhew
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.106
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Provided by Timothy Mayhew: Leadpoint on Lana 140 pound hot pressed paper prepared with lead white, natural Verona green earth and calcined bone mixed with rabbit skin glue. The drawing was done on December 17, 1998, and the preparation was created and placed on the paper on June 20, 1998.