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American 19th Century

Lexington Battle Monument, 1853 or after

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 70.4 x 78.1 cm (27 11/16 x 30 3/4 in.)

framed: 82.2 x 90.5 x 5.1 cm (32 3/8 x 35 5/8 x 2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1953.5.88

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1954: American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part I, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1954, no. 98.

1955: American Primitive Pantings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955.

1961: Extended loan for use by the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1973.

1976: Loan for display with permanent collection, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1976-1982.

1985: Two Centuries of Naive Painting, Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois, 1985, no cat.

1990: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Christopher Phillips, U.S. Embassy residence, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 1990-1991.

1999: Extended loan for use by Secretary William Richardson, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., 1999-2001.

2007: Extended loan for use by Secretary James Peake, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., 2007-2008.

2015: Le Douanier Rousseau: L'innocence archaïque, Palazzo Ducale, Venice; Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Národní galerie v Praze, Prague, 2015-2017, no. 40 (shown only in Venice and Paris).

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 138, repro.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 280, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 408, 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: 524-526, color repro. 525.

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