Harvard Art Museums > 1936.153.46: Head of Walter Nelson 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"Head of Walter Nelson (Denman Waldo Ross) , 1936.153.46,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/307282. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.153.46 People Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England) Title Head of Walter Nelson Other Titles Alternate Title: Head of a Man Turned One-Quarter Left Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1932 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/307282 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on off-white wove paper Dimensions actual: 35.6 x 25.5 cm (14 x 10 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, l.l.: DWR Nov 24 1932 inscription: l.l., graphite, in artist's hand: Nelson. / Drawn from a photographic enlargement / Drawn in the way of tracing. / Diagonal of the rectangle 36° / Coordination of drawing and rectangle / when the drawing was finished inscription: verso, graphite, signed, in artist's hand: Metrical System / [ ] Coordination / Value and Color in Light / [lists of colors, witn notations] / The Sliding Scale of Values / A Register of all the colors and mixtures in light / DWR / July Sixth / 1931 watermark: WARD"S BOSTON BOND Provenance Recorded Ownership History Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Denman W. Ross, Class of 1875 Accession Year 1936 Object Number 1936.153.46 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. 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
