A Letter to the President

1939

Hannah S. Rile

Associated Names
Hannah S. Rile

Artist, American, active c. 1940s

This is a drawing of a letter on a table. The drawing depicts a pair of hands gently resting on a surface with a piece of paper nearby. The paper is a letter with handwritten text visible. The detailed sketching of the hands, paper, and text is rendered in grayscale. The light and shadows are intricately drawn, adding depth to the art piece.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Estate of Norman Lewis, New York, NY); Sylvan Cole Gallery (via Mann-Williams Antiques), New York, NY; Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 26 February, 1993; gift to the NGA in 2008.

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Inscriptions

Inscribed: "A Letter to the President" in pencil, lower left
Signed: "Hannah Rile - '39" in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76456862

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