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The Letter

c. 1825

American 19th Century

Artist

Medium

oil on canvas
Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Dimensions

overall: 92 x 73.5 cm (36 1/4 x 28 15/16 in.)
framed: 104.4 x 86.3 x 5.7 cm (41 1/8 x 34 x 2 1/4 in.)
Accession

1953.5.79

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Pennsylvania. Purchased in 1948 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 279, 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: 523-524, repro. 523.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 408, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20185144

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