Harvard Art Museums > 1919.41: The Flight, for "The Bashful Earthquake," by Oliver Herford 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"The Flight, for "The Bashful Earthquake," by Oliver Herford (Oliver Herford) , 1919.41,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/306058. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1919.41 People Oliver Herford, American (Sheffield England 1863 - 1935) Title The Flight, for "The Bashful Earthquake," by Oliver Herford Other Titles Alternate Title: The Bashful Earthquake. The Flight Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1898 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/306058 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink and graphite on heavy off-white wove paper Dimensions 25.5 x 38.2 cm (10 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks stamp: verso, purple ink, stamped: Art Department / The Century Co. / Union Square, / New York City inscription: u.l., black ink: C4614 inscription: u.r., black ink: X stamp: u.r., blue and black ink, stamped and overwritten: [stamped in blue:] 11326 [the "2" overwritten again in black ink] stamp: right edge, brown and black ink, stamped and handwritten: 6-8 [8 crossed out in black] FINE PROOFS / 3 FLAT PROOFS stamp: right edge, brown and black ink, stamped and handwritten: [stamped in brown:] PLATE WANTED [handwritten in black:] July 30. inscription: l.r., graphite: [encircled:] 215 inscription: l.r., graphite: THE FLIGHT inscription: verso, black crayon: St. N. / A9820 inscription: verso, blue pencil: 10 x 7 / 26-70 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Evert Jansen Wendell, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1919. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Evert J. Wendell Accession Year 1919 Object Number 1919.41 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 Oliver Herford, "The Bashful Earthquake", St. Nicholas, Scribner & Co. (New York, NY, November 1898), vol. XXVI, no. 1, pp. 69-70, reproduced in b/w p. 70 Oliver Herford, The Bashful Earthquake and Other Fables and Verses, Charles Scribner's Sons (New York, NY, 1898), reproduced in b/w p. 3 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
