1964.97.45: Hand of Melpomene, for a Mural, Fine Arts Building, University of Georgia, Athens
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1964.97.45
- People
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Jean Charlot, American (Paris, France 1898 - 1979 Honolulu, Hawaii)
- Title
- Hand of Melpomene, for a Mural, Fine Arts Building, University of Georgia, Athens
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- Apr 1942
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/310829
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Charcoal on off-white laid paper
- Dimensions
- actual: 38.2 x 45.2 cm (15 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: l.l., graphite, in artist's hand: Hand Tragedy
- inscription: l.l., graphite, in artist's hand: 4-42
- inscription: u.r., graphite: FA/10
- inscription: verso, u.l.c., graphite: Jean Charlot 14
- label: verso, l.l.c., paper, handwritten: 45
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Jean Charlot, Honolulu, Hawaii, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1964.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jean Charlot
- Accession Year
- 1964
- Object Number
- 1964.97.45
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Pinholes at all corners. Surface is spattered with red/brown watercolor and green opaque paint of some kind.
Publication History
- Jean Charlot, Charlot Murals in Georgia, The University of Georgia Press (Athens, GA, 1945), left third reproduced in b/w pl. 55
Verification Level
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