Lincoln and His Son, Tad

c. 1929

Franklin C. Courter

Artist, American, 1854 - 1947

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on hardboard

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 116.8 x 90.2 cm (46 x 35 1/2 in.)
    framed: 130.2 x 104.1 x 10.1 cm (51 1/4 x 41 x 4 in.)

  • Accession

    1954.1.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Commissioned from the artist through (Ainslie Galleries, New York); sold 1 March 1933 to Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.; his estate; deeded 8 March 1938 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh; gift 1954 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • Extended loan for use by Senate Majority Leader, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 1954-1976.

1981

  • Extended loan for use by Office of the Architect of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 1981-1996.

1998

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Philip Lader, U.S. Embassy residence, London, England, 1998-2001.

2001

  • Extended loan to the White House, Washington, D.C., for use by Tom Ridge, Director, Office of Homeland Security, 2001-2003.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 46, repro.

1978

  • King, Marian. Adventures in Art: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1978: 73, pl. 43.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 140, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 153, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20192782

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