The Broad Curtain

1918

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows the upper half of a person seated in a chair, holding a book or newspaper and reading. The individual has short dark hair and is wearing a light-colored garment with long sleeves. The room is well-furnished with sheer curtains, large windows, and a table with a plant and other objects to the right of the person.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.67

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Griffith 1962, no. 29

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Bibliography

1962

  • Griffith, Fuller. The Lithographs of Childe Hassam: A Catalog, Bulletin 232. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1962, pp. 20, 53, no. 29.

Wikidata ID

Q65071364

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