Harvard Art Museums > 1944.41: Harvard Hall 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"Harvard Hall (Unidentified Artist) , 1944.41,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/308015. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1944.41 People Unidentified Artist Title Harvard Hall Other Titles Former Title: Design of University Hall, built A. D. 1766 Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date after 1870 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/308015 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor and graphite on off-white tracing paper mounted to cardboard Dimensions 32.4 x 26.6 cm (12 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.) mount: 34.1 x 28 cm (13 7/16 x 11 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in design, at top, graphite: University Hall built A. D. 1766 / Built by Sir John Reid for the Univer[ ] / [line of illegible text-- composed of X's and O's, as if meant to be a place-keeper, not real text] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Dikran Khorigian, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dikran Khorigian Accession Year 1944 Object Number 1944.41 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. Descriptions Description Although this work is inscribed "University Hall," it depicts Harvard Hall. The drawing shows the building after its 1870 renovation by Ware and Van Brunt. The emblems at the top of the drawing that resemble Harvard crests are merely decorative and do not represent any of Harvard's schools. 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
