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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.203
People
Lester George Hornby, American (Lowell, MA 1882 - 1956 Rockport,MA)
Title
Bunker Hill Monument from Christ Church, Boston
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306643

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on heavy cream wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 33.5 x 25.6 cm (13 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: graphite, l.r.: L. G. Hornby
  • inscription: lower edge of mat, graphite: Bunker Hill Monument-- from Christ Church
  • inscription: center of verso of backing mat, graphite: RFC 29376
  • inscription: l.l. of verso of backing mat, graphite: S911-313 [over] 4607
  • inscription: l.r. of verso of backing mat, graphite: 49172 Fri. / Same focus as A / Highlite / 8 proofs / [ ]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles Henry Taylor, Boston, Massachusetts, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1931.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles Henry Taylor
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.203
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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