1972.304: Caricature of Agnes Mongan (1905-1996)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1972.304

People

Alexander Calder, American (Philadelphia, PA 1898 - 1976 New York, NY)
Agnes Mongan (1905 - 1996)

Title

Caricature of Agnes Mongan (1905-1996)

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1972

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/308958

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black felt-tipped pen on white wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 18.8 x 14 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: graphite, back cover: AC (monogram)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Alexander Calder, 1972, gift; to Agnes Mongan, 1972, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1972.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Agnes Mongan

Copyright

© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Accession Year

1972

Object Number

1972.304

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Drawn on front cover of the program for the presentation of the 1972 Art Dealers Association of America award. Slight graphite sketch on verso, with monogram.

Publication History

• Richard Newman, "The Microtopography of Pencil Lead in Drawings: A Preliminary Report", Papers Presented at the Art Conservation Training Programs Conference, Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum (Wilmington, DE, 1980), p. 38, fig. 4

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