Male Head | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1936.153.214
People: Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England)
Title: Male Head
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Head of a Man
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 19th-20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/307407

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 28.1 x 22 cm (11 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: l.l., graphite, in artist's hand: Symmetry / in XM
watermark: WIRELESS BOND [with design of quadripartite circle]

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: 1936.153.214
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Pinned to the l.r. of the drawing with a straight pin is a newspaper clipping with a photo, on which the drawing is based. The caption does not name the subject, but reads as follows: "Delegates Will See Much of Florida en Route To and From St. Petersburg, and Many Will Make the After convention Trip to Havana. Thirty-six investment bankers of Boston, three of Providence, and one of Portland, eleven of them accompanied by their [ ]"

Verification Level

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