Harvard Art Museums > 1996.300: Betsey in my Mother's Chair 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"Betsey in my Mother's Chair (Sigmund Abeles) , 1996.300,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/311057. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1996.300 People Sigmund Abeles, American (New York NY 1934 -) Title Betsey in my Mother's Chair Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1984 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/311057 Physical Descriptions Medium Pastel on paper Dimensions sight: 129 x 107.5 cm (50 13/16 x 42 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: backing, paper, typewritten: Sigmund Abeles / [underlined:] Betsy in My Mother's Chair, 1984 / Pastel on paper / Collection of Eric Greenleaf, / New York Provenance Recorded Ownership History Eric Greenleaf, New York, New York, New York, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1996. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Eric Greenleaf in honor of Sigmund Abeles Accession Year 1996 Object Number 1996.300 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 William David Barry, "Review of Sigmund Abeles: Recent Pastels and Other Work", Art New England (November 1984) Edgar Allen Beem, "Review of Sigmund Abeles: Recent Pastels and Other Work":, Maine Times (October 12, 1984), pp. 30-31, pp. 30-31 Nancy Stapen, "Brockton Art Museum's Graphic Works Exhibition: 'Contemporary Drawing'", The Boston Herald (January 9, 1986), p. 30, p. 30 Robert R. Craven, "Review of Sigmund Abeles: Drawings, Pastels, and Prints, a Travelling Retrospective", Art New England (April 1992 - May 1992), p. 47, p. 47 Robert M. Doty, Sigmund Abeles, exh. cat., New England College Gallery (Henniker, NH, 1992), Repr. in color-- no page or catalogue numbers Exhibition History Sigmund Abeles: Recent Pastels and Other Work, Barridoff Galleries, Portland, 10/02/1984 - 10/27/1984 Contemporary Drawing, Brockton Art Center-Fuller Memorial, Brockton, 12/01/1985 - 01/19/1986 Sigmund Abeles: Selected Works from the Eric Greenleaf Collection and Other Works, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, 06/06/1987 - 07/05/1987 Sigmund Abeles: A Retrospective, University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 01/21/1988 - 03/06/1988 164th Annual Exhibit, National Academy of Design, New York, 04/01/1989 - 04/30/1989 Sigmund Abeles: Drawings, Pastels and Prints, a Travelling Retrospective, Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, Manchester, 01/11/1992 - 02/21/1992; New England College Gallery, Henniker, 01/11/1992 - 02/21/1992; McKissick Museum, Columbia, 04/19/1992 - 06/14/1992; Fine Arts Center / Cheekwood, Nashville, 09/12/1992 - 11/15/1992; Wellington B. Gray Gallery, Greenville, 12/08/1992 - 01/15/1993; Fitchburg Art Museum, 02/14/1993 - 04/07/1993 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
