Harvard Art Museums > 1936.153.195: Profile Head of Walter Nelson (recto and verso) 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"Profile Head of Walter Nelson (recto and verso) (Denman Waldo Ross) , 1936.153.195,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/307372. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.153.195 People Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England) Title Profile Head of Walter Nelson (recto and verso) Other Titles Alternate Title: Profile Head of a Boy; verso: Profile Head of a Boy Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1929 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/307372 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on off-white wove paper Dimensions 35.7 x 25.5 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, below image: DWR May 1st 1929 inscription: below image, graphite, in artist's hand: Nelson / 1st central vertical / 2nd central horizontal / 3rd drawing in the way of tracing / the drawing falls into the directions / and angles of a ²2 rectangle approximately. / 5. Drawing with ²2 triangle / 6 Drawing if necessary with a ²8 triangle watermark: [WARD'S] BOSTON BOND 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 1936.153.195 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. Descriptions Description Compositional lines drawn over figure. Exhibition History Dynamic Symmetry: A Retrospective Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, 02/05/1961 - 03/12/1961; Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, 03/22/1961 - 04/19/1961; Carpenter Art Galleries, Hanover, 05/03/1961 - 05/31/1961 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
