Harvard Art Museums > 1968.81: The Robinson Children of Newport, Rhode Island Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Robinson Children of Newport, Rhode Island (Unidentified Artist) , 1968.81,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/227760. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1968.81 People Unidentified Artist Title The Robinson Children of Newport, Rhode Island Other Titles Former Title: The Robinson Children Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1835 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/227760 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 117 x 88.3 cm (46 1/16 x 34 3/4 in.) framed: 135.9 x 107 x 6.4 cm (53 1/2 x 42 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mr. Robinson, Newport, RI; to his son, Colonel Robinson, OH; to his grandson, Mr. Robinson, Milwaukee, WI; to his unidentified landlady, Milwaukee, WI; to Foster Cannon's Book & Art Store, Milwuakee, WI; purchased by Jacqueline and George Burton Cumming, 1948; their gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1968. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Burton and Jacqueline Cumming in memory of Professor Paul J. Sachs Accession Year 1968 Object Number 1968.81 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History "Some Recent Acquisitions", Fogg Art Museum Acquisitions Report, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1969), ill. p. 125 Doris Carroll, "Portrait Painting in Early America: The Artist, The Artisan, The Amateur", The Decorator (Fall 1987), vol. 42, pp. 3-23, ill. p. 20 Timothy Anglin Burgard, American Art at Harvard: Cultures and Contexts, brochure, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1994), p. 11, cat. 42 Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. and Melissa Renn, American Paintings at Harvard, Volume One: Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels by Artists Born before 1826, Yale University Press (U.S.) and Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge and New Haven, 2014), pp. 33, 496-97, cat. 462, ill. Exhibition History American Art at Harvard: Cultures and Contexts, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/01/1994 - 12/30/1994 HAA 1 Survey Course: Landmarks of World Art and Architecture [Spring 2007], Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/26/2007 - 04/08/2007 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
