Harvard Art Museums > 1919.36: Mr. Bear, for "A Three-Sided Question," 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"Mr. Bear, for "A Three-Sided Question," by Oliver Herford (Oliver Herford) , 1919.36,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/306104. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1919.36 People Oliver Herford, American (Sheffield England 1863 - 1935) Title Mr. Bear, for "A Three-Sided Question," by Oliver Herford Other Titles Alternate Title: A Three-Sided Question. Mr. Bear Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1897 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/306104 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink and black wash on heavy off-white wove paper Dimensions 25.5 x 38.1 cm (10 1/16 x 15 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black ink, l.r.: O. Herford stamp: verso, purple ink, stamped: Art Department / The Century Co. / Union Square, / New York City blind stamp: REYNOLD'S / BRISTOLBOARD [with design of a crown] inscription: u.l., graphite: C3450 inscription: u.r., graphite: X stamp: u.r., blue ink, stamped: 10235 inscription: u.r., graphite: Mr. Bear stamp: center right, purple and black ink, stamped: 6-8 [8 crossed out in black] FINE PROOFS / 3 FLAT PROOFS stamp: center right, purple and black ink, stamped and handwritten: [stamped in purple:] PLATE WANTED [handwritten in black:] Mch 17 / 97 inscription: l.l., graphite: 3/17 inscription: l.l., graphite: 63[ ]3P inscription: lower center, graphite: 3 1/2 inscription: verso, black crayon: St. N. / A 8333 1/2 inscription: verso, blue pencil: 8 x 8 / 24-638 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 1919.36 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, "A Three-Sided Question", St. Nicholas, Scribner & Co. (New York, NY, June 1897), vol. XXIV, no. 8, reproduced in b/w p. 638 Oliver Herford, The Bashful Earthquake and Other Fables and Verses, Charles Scribner's Sons (New York, NY, 1898), reproduced in b/w p. 49 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
