Harvard Art Museums > 1944.13.16: Snowman and Children, with poem 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"Snowman and Children, with poem (Ephraim Whitman Gurney) , 1944.13.16,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 04, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/307991. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1944.13.16 People Ephraim Whitman Gurney, American (Boston, MA 1829 - 1886 Beverly Farms, MA) Title Snowman and Children, with poem Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 19th century Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/307991 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink on ivory wove paper Dimensions actual: 26.9 x 18.3 cm (10 9/16 x 7 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in image, black ink, in artist's hand: See the white giant! How he stands, / With upraised cudgel in his hands, / And threatens all with blows. / He threatens friends and foe alike,-- / But never fear-- he cannot strike, / Nor even guard his nose. // Snow-man, I think you are unwise, / With kimboed arm, and great coal eyes, / To try to frighten folk: / For if the sun shines warm, to-day, / You'll drop your club, and steal away / Into a dirty brook. // "The man whose house is made of glass, / Should not throw stones at those who pass," / But make each man his friend: / And you, poor, helpless, pelted elf, / Who cannot run, nor guard yourself, / Had better not offend. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Gift of artist's estate to Harvard College Library, 1899. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harvard College Library, from the estate of Professor E. W. Gurney, 1899 Accession Year 1944 Object Number 1944.13.16 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
