Joseph E. Widener, 1928

West Building, Main Floor — Founders Room

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 153 x 102.2 cm (60 1/4 x 40 1/4 in.)

framed: 184.2 x 133.4 x 10.2 cm (72 1/2 x 52 1/2 x 4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of P.A.B. Widener

Accession Number

1994.32.1

Artists / Makers

Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (painter) British, 1880 - 1952

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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.

Associated Names

Widener II, Peter Arrell Brown
Widener III, Peter Arrell Brown
Widener, Joseph E.

Exhibition History

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