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  • Inscription
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Inscription

lower right: Oswald Birley / 1928

Provenance

Commissioned 1928 by Joseph E. Widener [1871-1943], Philadelphia; by inheritance to his son, Peter Arrell Brown Widener II [1895-1948], Philadelphia; by inheritance to his son, Peter Arrell Brown Widener III [1925-1999], Sheridan, WY; gift 1994 to NGA.[1]

[1] Provenance taken from appraisal prepared 1994 by Frisk & Borodin Appraisers, Ltd.

Exhibition History
1955
Loan to display with permanent collection, National Museum of Racing, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1955-1994.