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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.36
People
James Castle, American (Garden Valley, ID 1899 - 1977 Boise, ID)
Title
Barn Interior
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337422

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Soot and spit on found paper
Dimensions
sight: 16 x 24.3 cm (6 5/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
framed: 33 x 41 cm (13 x 16 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: on verso, Oregon Trail Coffee label taken from original backing and affixed to new backing. The ripped edges of the label are covered (colored in) with graphite markings.
  • label: on verso: James Castle/ Untitled (Barn Interior w/ View of Farm Buildings)/ nd/ Soot and spit on found paper/ 6 x 9 1/4/ JCas 281

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Castle Estate, sold; [through, Fleisher-Ollman Gallery, Phildelphia, PA], to Didi and David Barrett, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2011

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Collection of Didi & David Barrett ‘71
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.36
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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