Harvard Art Museums > 1987.56.1: Le Sport 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"Le Sport (Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald) , 1987.56.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 12, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/309490. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1987.56.1 People Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, American (Montgomery AL 1900 - 1948 Asheville NC) Title Le Sport Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1932 - 1934 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/309490 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor over graphite on off-white wove paper Dimensions actual: 29.8 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Nov 1st, verso, black ink, in artist's hand: Il etait un jeune Americain / qui n'avait besoin de rien! inscription: Nov 1st (?), verso, graphite and colored pencil: The criminal thumb / Le Sport [in blue pencil] / Nov 1st (?) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Fredric Wertham, bequest; to Florence Hesketh Wertham, 1981, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1987. NOTE: It is unclear how and when the drawings came into Mr. Wertham's possession; per the Wertham Collection catalogue (Harvard University, 1990), "It is not known precisely when the drawings came into Dr. Wertham's possession; however, it is likely that they were acquired when he was called in by the Phipps Clinic [at Johns Hopkins, where Fitzgerald was a patient] as a special consultant on her case. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Fredric Wertham Collection, Gift of his wife Hesketh Copyright ©The Estate of F Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Accession Year 1987 Object Number 1987.56.1 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 The Fredric Wertham Collection: Gift of his Wife, Hesketh, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1990), no. 20, reproduced in b/w p. 65 and in color p. 35 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
