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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.114
People
Arthur Herschel Lidov, American (Chicago, IL 1917 - 1990 Poughquag, NY)
Title
Album of 38 Drawings
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
album
Date
1937-1942
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/262005

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown fabric covered album with 38 drawings
Dimensions
58.4 x 44.3 x 2.8 cm (23 x 17 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: On front cover and album leaf in black ink: Arthur Lidov
  • inscription: On album leaf in black ink: Drawings 1937-1942
  • label: Affixed to front cover: the artist's signature in black ink: Arthur Lidov

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arthur Lidov, Chicago Illinois, bequest; to his wife, Alexandra Wool Lidov, Poughquag, New York, 1990. Aaron Bell, Helsinki, Finland, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1997.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Aaron Bell
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.114
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Album leaves are uncut on outside edge; drawings have been inserted between album leaves, with windows of the appropriate size cut into the "recto" so the drawings are visible. Each drawing is identified with a label, presumably written by the artist, affixed to the album leaf.

Verification Level

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