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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1946.21.6
People
Rockwell Kent, American (Tarrytown Heights NY 1882 - 1971 Plattsburgh NY)
Title
Sahra; Illustration for "Salamina" by Rockwell Kent
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1935
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/308146

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink and black crayon on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
image: 20.1 x 14.1 cm (7 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
actual: 29.5 x 21.4 cm (11 5/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: paper taped to bottom mat, black ink, in artist's hand: This is Sahra-- wife of Isaac, / mother of Abraham, Johan, / and Martin, sister of / Elisabeth the wife of / Jonas.
  • inscription: bottom mat, graphite: 8 [encircled]
  • inscription: bottom mat, graphite: 5 7/8 -- 8 3/8
  • watermark: [Design of hammer; anvil cut off]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
James Naumberg Rosenberg, New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1946.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of James N. Rosenberg
Accession Year
1946
Object Number
1946.21.6
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Rockwell Kent, Salamina, Harcourt, Brace and Co. (New York, NY, 1935), reproduced facing p. 142

Verification Level

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