Harvard Art Museums > 1997.21: Death of Victor Hugo (Haymarket Series) Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Death of Victor Hugo (Haymarket Series) (Mitchell Siporin) , 1997.21,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/293047. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1997.21 People Mitchell Siporin, American (New York, New York 1910 - 1976 Newton, Massachusetts) Title Death of Victor Hugo (Haymarket Series) Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1934-1935 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/293047 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink over graphite, with touches of white gouache, on cream board Dimensions 56.9 x 41.1 cm (22 3/8 x 16 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black ink, l.r.: Siporin inscription: on banner in image, black ink, in artist's hand: . . . Not to be a / Slave Is to Dare and Do!" / Victor Hugo inscription: verso, bottom, graphite: Death of Victor Hugo / (Haymarket Series) inscription: Black ink, lower right: Siporin Provenance Recorded Ownership History Miriam, Judith, and Rachel Siporin, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1997. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miriam, Rachel, and Judith Siporin Accession Year 1997 Object Number 1997.21 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@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 Carl Belz, Mitchell Siporin: A Retrospective, exh. cat., Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University (Waltham, MA, 1976), no. 8 Robert W. Glenn, The Haymarket Affair: An Annotated Bibliography, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT, 1993), no. 1479 Exhibition History Mitchell Siporin: A Retrospective, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, 05/11/1976 - 06/30/1976 Mitchell Siporin: The Early Years 1930-1950, Babcock Galleries, New York, 03/10/1990 - 04/03/1990 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/14/2015 - 04/13/2016 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 Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
