Boston Harbor
1843
Painter, American, born England, 1775 - c. 1845
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on wood
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase and exchange, through the gift of Orme Wilson)
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Dimensions
overall: 42.07 × 61.6 cm (16 9/16 × 24 1/4 in.)
framed: 59.69 × 79.38 × 5.08 cm (23 1/2 × 31 1/4 × 2 in.) -
Accession
2015.19.77
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Private collection; sold March 1955 through (Victor D. Spark, New York) to the Corcoran Gallery of Art; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1961
Loan for display at the White House, Washington, 3 February 1961 - 9 December 1963.
1963
Progress of an American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 25 October - 29 December 1963, unpublished checklist.
1966
Past and Present: 250 Years of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, unpublished checklist.
Loan for display at the Reception Hall, U.S. Department of State, Washington, 1966-1989.
2008
The American Evolution: A HIstory through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, unpublished checklist.
2013
American Journeys: Visions of Place, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 21 September 2013 - 28 September 2014, unpublished checklist.
Bibliography
2011
Wagner, Ann Prentice. "Robert Salmon, Boston Harbor." In Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Edited by Sarah Cash. Washington, 2011: 86-87, 259-260, repro.
Inscriptions
reverse: R.S.A.T. / by R. Salmon [obscured] / 1843 / 1837 [crossed out]
Wikidata ID
Q46627499