Harvard Art Museums > 1919.35: Initial H, for "A Three-Sided Question," by Oliver Herford Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Initial H, for "A Three-Sided Question," by Oliver Herford (Oliver Herford) , 1919.35,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 07, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/306103. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1919.35 People Oliver Herford, American (Sheffield England 1863 - 1935) Title Initial H, for "A Three-Sided Question," by Oliver Herford Other Titles Alternate Title: A Three-Sided Question. H. Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1897 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/306103 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink over graphite on heavy off-white wove paper Dimensions 38.2 x 25.5 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black ink, l.r. in image: O. Herford blind stamp: u.l.: [in oval:] N. E. MONTROSS / ART / & / MATERIALS / 1380 BROADWAY N.Y. inscription: u.l., black ink: C3450 inscription: u.l., black ink: X inscription: u.r., black ink: Mch 17 stamp: u.r., blue ink, stamped: 10241 inscription: center right, graphite: M[ ] inscription: l.r., graphite: 250 inscription: l.r., graphite: INITIAL inscription: l.r., black ink: 17th inscription: lower edge, graphite: 64692-6 / 3/17 / 6313[P?] inscription: beneath image, graphite, erased: 1 3/4 inscription: verso, black crayon: St. N. / A8331 inscription: verso, graphite: B652 [ ]1-27 inscription: verso, blue pencil: 6x6 / 24-637 stamp: verso, purple ink, stamped: Art Department / The Century Co. / Union Square, / New York City Provenance Recorded Ownership History Evert Jansen Wendell, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1919. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Evert J. Wendell Accession Year 1919 Object Number 1919.35 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Oliver Herford, "A Three-Sided Question", St. Nicholas, Scribner & Co. (New York, NY, June 1897), vol. XXIV, no. 8, reproduced in b/w p. 637 Oliver Herford, The Bashful Earthquake and Other Fables and Verses, Charles Scribner's Sons (New York, NY, 1898), reproduced in b/w p. 45 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
