Broadcasting Station

1926

George Overbury (Pop) Hart

Associated Names
George Overbury (Pop) Hart

Artist, American, 1868 - 1933

The image depicts three figures in a sketch or print, shown from the waist up. One figure holds a child, with their faces in close proximity. The adult figures have indistinct facial features and short hair. The child's features are slightly more discernible. The figures' clothing is rendered in shades of gray without intricate detail. The background shows a textured wall and a window above, hinting at an interior setting. No jewelry or objects are visible, aside from the child.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and softground etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.94 × 22.7 cm (7 1/16 × 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.13 × 28.89 cm (9 1/2 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1525

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cahill 1928, no. 49

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1928

  • Cahill, Holger. George O. 'Pop' Hart: Twenty-Four Selections from His Work. New York: The Downtown Gallery, 1928, p. 23, no. 49.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Hart; lower right in graphite: Pop Hart / 18/40; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Broadcasting Station;

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink (twice): F.B.B. [circled]; stamped lower left verso in blue ink: JAN 2 1929; stamped lower left verso in green ink: THE DOWNTOWN GALLERY; stamped lower right verso in black ink: NOV 27 1928

Wikidata ID

Q77011590

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