Dr. Alvah Cook

c. 1820

American 19th Century

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Vermont. Purchased in 1952 by 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, Washington, 1954, no. 45.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 272, 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: 462-463, repro. 462.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 397, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: A. C

Wikidata ID

Q20184311


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