1943.593: Martin Birnbaum (1878-1970)
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1943.593
- People
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Albert Edward Sterner, American (London, England 1863 - 1946 New York, NY)
- Title
- Martin Birnbaum (1878-1970)
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 1915
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/308064
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Black and red crayon on thin off-white wove paper
- Dimensions
- 50.3 × 38.8 cm (19 13/16 × 15 1/4 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: black crayon, l.l.: Albert Sterner / 1915
- inscription: removed from backing, now in curatorial file, black ink: [on letterhead of the Hotel Fourteen, 14 East 60th Street, New York:] Dec 25th/41 / Dear Mr. Winthrop,-- / It will make me happy if you will / accept this original drawing by Albert / Sterner, and find a permanent place / for it in your collection. It goes to you / with every good wish. The last year / has not been a happy one, and the / elusive goal we are in pursuit of may / never be reached. Your work however / will surely inspire generations of / Americans and I hope it will con- / tinue for many happier years to come. / I shall be proud of the privilege of / helping that work in a modest way. / Faithfully yours / Martin Birnbaum
- watermark: Coupon Bond [with design of eagle with an A]
- inscription: l.l., black crayon, in artist's hand: To my friend / Martin Birnbaum
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Gift of the artist to Martin Birnbaum, 1915; to Grenville L. Winthrop, 1941; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- 1943.593
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- Portrait, Prospect and Poetry: British Drawings from the Grenville L. Winthrop Bequest, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/11/1993 - 11/07/1993
Verification Level
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