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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1975.1
People
John Dos Passos, American (Chicago IL 1896 - 1970 Baltimore MD)
Title
Frontispiece Design for "Panama" or "The Voyage of my Seven Uncles"
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1931
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309061

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and poster paint over graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 34.1 x 44.3 cm (13 7/16 x 17 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on backing paper from verso (now in object file), in black ink: This painting, by John Dos Passos (author of "Three Soldiers," "1919," "The Big Money," etc.) was used as the frontispiece for his...(illegible) ...translation of Blaise Cendras "Panama" or "The Voyage of My Seven Uncles." Ex. Domo PH, 1936
  • stamp and inscription: on backing paper removed from verso (now in object file) in black ink: S. G. Houghton, Harvard 1924 // P.O. Box 1313 // Reno, Nevada 89504

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Dos Passos; to Paul Hoffman, 1931, gift; to Samuel G. Houghton, Reno, Nevada, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1975.

NOTE: Provenance information provided by the donor, see correspondence in the curatorial file.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Samuel G. Houghton, Class of 1924
Accession Year
1975
Object Number
1975.1
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
"Panama, or the Voyage of my Seven Uncles" was written by Blaise Cendrars.

Publication History

  • Blaise Cendrars, Panama: or, The Adventures of my Seven Uncles, Harper and Brothers Publishers (New York, NY and London, England, 1931), repr. on cover and p. 3

Verification Level

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