Martin Birnbaum (1878-1970) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1943.593
People: Albert Edward Sterner, American (London, England 1863 - 1946 New York, NY)
Title: Martin Birnbaum (1878-1970)
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1915
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/308064

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and red crayon on thin off-white wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 50.2 x 38.9 cm (19 3/4 x 15 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: black crayon, l.l.: Albert Sterner / 1915
inscription: removed from backing, now in curatorial file, black ink: [on letterhead of the Hotel Fourteen, 14 East 60th Street, New York:] Dec 25th/41 / Dear Mr. Winthrop,-- / It will make me happy if you will / accept this original drawing by Albert / Sterner, and find a permanent place / for it in your collection. It goes to you / with every good wish. The last year / has not been a happy one, and the / elusive goal we are in pursuit of may / never be reached. Your work however / will surely inspire generations of / Americans and I hope it will con- / tinue for many happier years to come. / I shall be proud of the privilege of / helping that work in a modest way. / Faithfully yours / Martin Birnbaum
watermark: Coupon Bond [with design of eagle with an A]
inscription: l.l., black crayon, in artist's hand: To my friend / Martin Birnbaum

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of the artist to Martin Birnbaum, 1915; to Grenville L. Winthrop, 1941; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.593

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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Exhibition History

Portrait, Prospect and Poetry: British Drawings from the Grenville L. Winthrop Bequest, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/11/1993 - 11/07/1993

Verification Level

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