Date
(1904)
Artist
Robert Henri, American, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1865–1929
Provenance
Estate of Mrs. Robert Henri (Marjorie Organ), New York
Violet Organ, New York
Private Collection, Illinois
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Sale No. 2251, 29 January 1964, no. 63, ill.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 29 January 1964-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York. The Work of Robert Henri, 9 March-19 April 1931, no. 24, ill.
HIRSCHL & ADLER GALLERIES, New York. Full-Length Portraits and Paintings of Children by Robert Henri, 5-30 January 1960, no. 5.
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. The Friends Collect, 8 May-16 June 1964, no. 69.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC., "The Eight" and the Independent Tradition in American Art, 13 January-15 May 1983, no. 3. TOUR: TERRA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Evanston, IL, retitled Early Rebels in American Art (The Eight), 1 April-8 May 1983.
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART, Santa Barbara, CA. America in Art: Fifty Great Paintings Celebrating Fifty Years, 6 June-11 August 1991, p. 50-51.
Published References
HENRI, ROBERT. Unpublished Record Book C, page 20. Courtesy of Mrs. John C. LeClair, Glen Gardner, NJ.
READ, HELEN APPLETON. Robert Henri (New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1931) p. 48, ill.
BREUNING, MARGARET. "A Variety of Large Group Exhibitions..." New York Evening Post (14 March 1931) ill., clipping scrapbook in: ROBERT HENRI PAPERS, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., microfilm roll no. 887, frame 511.
GRAFLY, DOROTHY. "Robert Henri," American Magazine of Art XXII (June 1931) p. 439.
UNSIGNED. "American Art is Auctioned at Parke-Bernet Galleries," New York Times (30 January 1964) p. 59.
HOMER, WILLIAM INNES. Robert Henri and His Circle (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1969) p.113, 238.
SHAPLEY, JOHN ed. "Robert Henri," Index of Twentieth Century Artists, 1934-37 (reprinted in one volume) (New York: Arno, 1970) p. 321.
UNSIGNED. "American Art is Auctioned at Parke-Bernet Galleries," The New York Times (30 January 1964) p. 59.
LERNER, ABRAM et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974) p. 701, no. 224.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. In her Own Image: The Smithsonian Engagement Calendar for 1981(Washington D.C.: Universe, 1981) ill.
FORGEY, BENJAMIN. " 'The Eight,' 75 Years Later," The Washington Post (13 January 1983) p. D13, ill.
ADDE, NICK. "Enjoy! An Artistic Revolution," Montgomery Journal and Fairfax Journal (14 January 1983), ill.
PARK, EDWARDS. Treasures of the Smithsonian (Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1983) ill.
THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Invitation, Washington D.C., 1984.
PERLMAN, BENNARD B. Robert Henri: His Life and Art (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1991) p. 150.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
American Realism (Ashcan School)
On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.2433
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
77 1/8 X 38 11/16 IN. (195.9 X 98.3)
