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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1961.181
People
Rollin Kirby, American (Galua IL 1875 - 1952 New York NY)
Title
Massachusetts--There She Stands
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1937
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/308651

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black crayon, black ink, and white gouache on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
sight: 37.9 x 29.1 cm (14 15/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: black crayon, l.r.: Rollin/Kirby
  • inscription: upper edge, black crayon, in artist's hand: MASSACHUSETTS-- THERE SHE STANDS!
  • inscription: lower edge, black crayon, in artist's hand: GOV. HURLEY'S / VETO KILLS MEASURE / TO REPEAL / TEACHERS' OATH LAW
  • inscription: l.r.: 2-3-37 [per registrars' card-- not seen 8/01]
  • inscription: l.l.: 4 cols. Ed. page Saturday - / 3 cols for Syndicate [per registrars' card-- not seen 8/01]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Frederic T. Lewis, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1961.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederic T. Lewis in memory of Dr. Frederic T. Lewis
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
1961.181
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • [Reproduction only], Boston Evening Transcript, (Boston, MA, April 10, 1937)., repr.
  • [Reproduction only], The Boston Herald, (Boston, MA, April 6, 1937)., repr.

Exhibition History

  • Image of America in Caricature and Cartoon, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 10/16/1975 - 12/14/1975; Fort Wayne Public Library, Fort Wayne, 02/02/1976 - 03/14/1976; Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, 10/13/1976 - 11/21/1976

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