1991.474.A: Letter from R. Osborn to Jean & Sandra Davidson with Caricature of Longfellow

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1991.474.A

People

Robert Osborn, North American (Oshkosh, Wisconsin 1904 - 1994 Salisbury, Connecticut)

Title

Letter from R. Osborn to Jean & Sandra Davidson with Caricature of Longfellow

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1978

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/310443

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink and white crayon on orange wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 21.6 x 28 cm (8 1/2 x 11 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: Linweave / Mardi Gras / USA
• inscription: l.r., black ink and white crayon, in artist's hand: Longfellow Rd. / dear Jean & Saundra / I'm glad that you / live on Billy Wordsworth / Longfellow's Street. I've / always liked the look

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Richard B. Bailey, Boston, Massachusetts and Nanette C. Sexton, Boston Massachusetts, by descent through family, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Richard B. Bailey and Nanette C. Sexton in memory of Professor Frederick Deknatel

Copyright

© Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Accession Year

1991

Object Number

1991.474.A

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Previously folded twice, vertically

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