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The Man with the Red Bible

1919

George Luks

Associated Names

George Luks

Artist, American, 1866 - 1933

The image depicts a person standing. The individual has a long beard and is wearing a hat, long coat, and dark shoes. They have a small bag hanging from their side and are holding a red book. The background is plain beige with handwritten text on the left side.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 21.27 × 18.42 cm (8 3/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2904

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anna Meade Minnigerode, Talladega, Alabama; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1984; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

left in graphite: The man with / the Red Bible / To my friend / C Powell Minnigerode / George Luks / Washington D.C. / April 26 - 1919

Wikidata ID

Q64571524

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