Harvard Art Museums > 1987.56.4: Jack in the Pulpit 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"Jack in the Pulpit (Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald) , 1987.56.4,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/309492. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1987.56.4 People Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, American (Montgomery AL 1900 - 1948 Asheville NC) Title Jack in the Pulpit Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1932 - 1934 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/309492 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper Dimensions actual: 29.8 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: before Dec 1st, verso, graphite: Jack in the Pulpit / (orchid) / before Dec 1st / sick watermark: right edge, partial watermark: J Whatm (J Whatman) 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 1987.56.4 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. 23, reproduced in b/w p. 65 Joachim Homann, Margaret Morgan Grasselli, and Miriam Stewart, ed., American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, 2023), repr. as pl. 40 on p. 109 Exhibition History American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/20/2023 - 08/13/2023 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
