Allegory of Freedom

1863 or after

American 19th Century

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Piscataquis County, Maine. Acquired in the 1920s by (Robert Gerry Hall, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine), by whom sold in 1948 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1955.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part I, National Gallery of Art, Washingotn, 1954, no. 106.

1968

  • The American Primitive Paintings Exhibit, organized by the Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California, for de Saisset Art Gallery, University of Santa Clara, 1968.

1976

  • The American Flag in the Art of Our Country, Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania, 1976, no. 25, color repro.

1981

  • Scenes of Folk Art, Wurttembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, 1981, no catalogue.

1988

  • A Little Bestiary: Naive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, 1988, no catalogue.

1999

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Gerald S. McGowan, U.S. Embassy residence, Lisbon, Portugal, 1999-2001 (unnumbered brochure, repro.).

2010

  • American Naive Paintings from the Garbisch Collection at the National Gallery of Art, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia, 2010, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 126, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 263, repro.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 401-403, color repro. 402.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 386, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20188633


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