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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.300
People
Sigmund Abeles, American (New York NY 1934 -)
Title
Betsey in my Mother's Chair
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1984
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/311057

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pastel on paper
Dimensions
sight: 129 x 107.5 cm (50 13/16 x 42 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: backing, paper, typewritten: Sigmund Abeles / [underlined:] Betsy in My Mother's Chair, 1984 / Pastel on paper / Collection of Eric Greenleaf, / New York

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Eric Greenleaf, New York, New York, New York, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1996.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Eric Greenleaf in honor of Sigmund Abeles
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.300
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • William David Barry, "Review of Sigmund Abeles: Recent Pastels and Other Work", Art New England (November 1984)
  • Edgar Allen Beem, "Review of Sigmund Abeles: Recent Pastels and Other Work":, Maine Times (October 12, 1984), pp. 30-31, pp. 30-31
  • Nancy Stapen, "Brockton Art Museum's Graphic Works Exhibition: 'Contemporary Drawing'", The Boston Herald (January 9, 1986), p. 30, p. 30
  • Robert R. Craven, "Review of Sigmund Abeles: Drawings, Pastels, and Prints, a Travelling Retrospective", Art New England (April 1992 - May 1992), p. 47, p. 47
  • Robert M. Doty, Sigmund Abeles, exh. cat., New England College Gallery (Henniker, NH, 1992), Repr. in color-- no page or catalogue numbers

Exhibition History

  • Sigmund Abeles: Recent Pastels and Other Work, Barridoff Galleries, Portland, 10/02/1984 - 10/27/1984
  • Contemporary Drawing, Brockton Art Center-Fuller Memorial, Brockton, 12/01/1985 - 01/19/1986
  • Sigmund Abeles: Selected Works from the Eric Greenleaf Collection and Other Works, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, 06/06/1987 - 07/05/1987
  • Sigmund Abeles: A Retrospective, University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 01/21/1988 - 03/06/1988
  • 164th Annual Exhibit, National Academy of Design, New York, 04/01/1989 - 04/30/1989
  • Sigmund Abeles: Drawings, Pastels and Prints, a Travelling Retrospective, Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, Manchester, 01/11/1992 - 02/21/1992; New England College Gallery, Henniker, 01/11/1992 - 02/21/1992; McKissick Museum, Columbia, 04/19/1992 - 06/14/1992; Fine Arts Center / Cheekwood, Nashville, 09/12/1992 - 11/15/1992; Wellington B. Gray Gallery, Greenville, 12/08/1992 - 01/15/1993; Fitchburg Art Museum, 02/14/1993 - 04/07/1993

Verification Level

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