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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.68
People
John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title
Study for "Synagogue," Boston Public Library; verso: Study of Archers, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Cartoon for "Synagogue," Boston Public Library
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1916-1919
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306477

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Charcoal on tan wove paper, squared
Dimensions
76.5 x 53 cm (30 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.l., graphite: S.6.213

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; their gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1931.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.68
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Sally M. Promey, "Sargent's Truncated Triumph: Art and Religion at the Boston Public Library", The Art Bulletin, College Art Association of America (June 1997), vol. 79, no. 2, pp. 217-250, p. 244; reproduced in b/w fig. 36
  • Elaine Kilmurray and Richard Ormond, John Singer Sargent, exh. cat., Tate Gallery Publishing Limited (London, England, 1998), p. 205, cat. no 97, repr. in color p. 206
  • Angela Chang, Glenn Gates, Teri Hensick, Philip Klausmeyer, Miriam Stewart, Kate Olivier, Ruxandra Stoicescu, and Carol Troyen, John Singer Sargent's 'Triumph of Religion' at the Boston Public Library: Creation and Restoration, ed. Narayan Khandekar, Gianfranco Pocobene, and Kate Smith, Harvard Art Museum and Yale University Press (Cambridge/New Haven and London, 2009), pp. 130, 133, fig. 5.29

Exhibition History

  • John Singer Sargent, Tate Britain, London, 10/15/1998 - 01/17/1999

Verification Level

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