Harvard Art Museums > 1936.153.99: Head of a Youth 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"Head of a Youth (Denman Waldo Ross) , 1936.153.99,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/307298. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.153.99 People Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England) Title Head of a Youth Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1932 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/307298 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on thin off-white wove paper Dimensions actual: 25.7 x 18 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, lower edge: DWR Oct 1932 inscription: lower edge, graphite, in artist's hand: 30° 60° 90° / Possibly 30°/2 inscription: lower edge, graphite, in artist's hand: Rectangle 7 x 10 inches inscription: verso, graphite, in artist's hand: To return to Nakamura he [ ] / from me as my assistant for [ ] / in [week?] but / was as much his / assistant as he was mine. His / leading interest when he / first came to America and while / he was a servant in the house / was music. He studied the theory / and practice with violin as his / instrument and read the best music / written for that instrument. Later / without giving up his music he / took up the practice of painting. In / so doing he [ ] / in [connection?] with my Harvard / work. From first to last his work / was experimental NOT professional / as his knowledge understanding discrimination / and judgment [ ]. / My friends began to interest themselves in his work, and wanted to buy / more of his pictures. / Properly speaking / they belonged to me as work done / by my assistant and under my directions Provenance Recorded Ownership History Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Denman W. Ross, Class of 1875 Accession Year 1936 Object Number 1936.153.99 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. 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
