Back of the Gaiety Theatre
Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Edition/State
- 1, 1
- Label
- Whistler lithographs are identified by "C." numbers as described in The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998). This print is C.117, single state, only impression.
- Provenance
- To 1905
- Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1905 [1]
- From 1905 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Robert Way in 1905 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also, Accession List, Collections Management office. See further, the Original Whistler List, Lithographs, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1895
- Accession Number
- F1905.211
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 26.1 x 22.9 cm (10 1/4 x 9 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- theater
- architecture
- United States
- American Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1905.211
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ed0886a6-1791-427c-8638-0c203ac1e11a
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