John Harrisson, c. 1823

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Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 76 x 63.4 cm (29 15/16 x 24 15/16 in.)

framed: 99.7 x 87.2 x 6.4 cm (39 1/4 x 34 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1980.62.16

Artists / Makers

Frederick W. Mayhew (painter) American, 1785 - 1854

Image Use

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Provenance

Recorded as from South Carolina. (W. Holsclaw, Charleston, South Carolina), in 1954.[1] (Eunice Chambers, Hartsville, South Carolina); sold 1955 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; bequest 1980 to NGA.

[1] Holsclaw requested information on the painting and artist in a letter of 20 December 1954 to William Tripp, curator of the Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Tripp replied 24 December, 1954. It is likely that Holsclaw sold the work to Miss Chambers shortly thereafter, as the latter sold it to the Garbisches as early as 23 February 1955 (per Garbisch records in NGA curatorial files).

Associated Names

Chambers, Eunice
Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Holsclaw, W.
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1957: American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part II, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1957, no. 43.

1985: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Exh. cat. Traveling exh. by the International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, 1985-1987, no. 43, color repro. First venue: Museum of American Folk Art, New York.

1988: La Nascita di Una Nazione: Pittori americani dalla National Gallery of Art di Washington 1730-1880, Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande, Bologna; Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna di Ca'Pesaro, Venice, 1988-1989, no. 43, repro.

Bibliography

1984: Hill, Joyce. "Cross Currents: Faces, Figureheads and Scrimshaw Fancies." The Clarion (Spring/Summer 1984): 29-30.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 234, 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: 255, color repro. 257.