Harvard Art Museums > 1974.153: Study for "Tahstvaat" 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"Study for "Tahstvaat" (David Smith) , 1974.153,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/309074. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1974.153 People David Smith, American (Decatur, IN 1906 - 1965 Bennington, VT) Title Study for "Tahstvaat" Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1946 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/309074 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink, red-brown watercolor, and graphite on cream wove paper Dimensions actual: 63.4 x 49.8 cm (24 15/16 x 19 5/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black ink, center rt: David Smith 1946; center left: DS 1946 watermark: ACQ[ ]LL CANSON inscription: in image, black ink, in artist's hand: Cas [sic?] iron; [fab?] planes; monotone / for red rust & grease; fab cast I / or [BE?]; Cas [sic?] iron; small cube base inscription: verso, l.l., blue ink: [encircled:] 1 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1974. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell Copyright © The Estate of David Smith / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY Accession Year 1974 Object Number 1974.153 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@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. Publication History Jeanne L. Wasserman, Six Sculptors and Their Drawings, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1971), no. 35 Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 237, p. 349 Exhibition History Six Sculptors and Their Drawings, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 05/07/1971 - 06/07/1971 Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/21/2002 - 02/16/2003 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 Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
