Harvard Art Museums > 2011.39.1: Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) one of three Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) one of three (R.K. Cook) , 2011.39.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/337425. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This is a painted wood carving based on John Trumbull’s depiction of the gathering leading to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A group of delegates stand at a table across from a sitting figure while others sit in the background. Identification and Creation Object Number 2011.39.1 People R.K. Cook, American (Bay City, MI b.1892 Lansing, MI) Title Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) one of three Classification Sculpture Work Type relief, sculpture Date May 16, 1925 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/337425 Physical Descriptions Medium Carved and painted wood Dimensions 49.2 x 41.9 cm (19 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: l.r. incised Cook with black and gold paint; on verso, incised R. K. COOK inscription: on verso, in graphite: 602 hours 5-16-1925 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Miss Marjorie Cook; [Hill Gallery, Birmingham, MI], sold; 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 2011.39.1 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 Marsha MacDowell and C. Kurt Dewhurst, Michigan Folk Art: Its Beginnings to 1941, exh. cat., Michigan State University (East Lansing, 1976), p. 98 as cat. no. 207, repr. in b/w Exhibition History 32Q: 2240 18th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/11/2023 - 08/06/2024 Related Works 2011.39.2 R.K. Cook Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) two of three Sculpture 2011.39.3 R.K. Cook Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) three of three Sculpture 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
