Harvard Art Museums > 1988.443: History of the Communist Party 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"History of the Communist Party (Al Hirschfeld) , 1988.443,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/309790. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1988.443 People Al Hirschfeld, American (St. Louis, MO 1903 - 2003 New York, NY) Title History of the Communist Party Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1942 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/309790 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink over graphite w/corrections in white gouache on off-white illustration board Dimensions actual: 55.8 x 68.8 cm (21 15/16 x 27 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: black ink, l.r.: HIRSCHFELD inscription: left edge, graphite: 8 1/2 picas stamp: l.r., red ink, stamped: PLEASE O.K. / Managing Editor / Editor / Writer / Researcher / Proof Room Provenance Recorded Ownership History Al Hirschfeld, New York, New York; through [Margo Feiden Galleries, New York, New York], sold; to Seiden and de Cuevas Inc., sold; to Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge Massachusetts, transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1988. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Melvin R. Seiden Collection Accession Year 1988 Object Number 1988.443 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@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 Lines of old adhesive down left and right sides, c. 2 cm. from edge. Mounted with photo corners, so verso could not be examined 3/01. Publication History David Leopold, In Line with Al Hirschfeld, exh. cat., Katonah Museum of Art (Katonah, NY, 1998), p. 39 Frederic Woodbridge Wilson, A Love Affair with Line: Drawings by Al Hirschfeld, brochure, The Morgan Library & Museum (New York, NY, 2002), cat. no. 5 Exhibition History In Line with Al Hirschfeld, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, 01/18/1998 - 04/05/1998 A Love Affair with Line: Drawings by Al Hirschfeld, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 06/06/2002 - 09/08/2002 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 Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
