Harvard Art Museums > ARCH.2007.9.544: Handwritten gesso recipe Archival Material Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Handwritten gesso recipe (Barnett Newman) , ARCH.2007.9.544,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 06, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/319115. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number ARCH.2007.9.544 People Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY) Title Handwritten gesso recipe Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 20th century Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/319115 Physical Descriptions Dimensions 22.5 × 17.5 cm (8 7/8 × 6 7/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman Estate of Annalee Newman The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Gift of the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Copyright © The Barnett Newman Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Object Number ARCH.2007.9.544 Contact am_straus@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 Gesso recipe, handwritten on a piece of wide ruled paper. The recipe consists of a glue size mixed with titanium and zinc white pigment and linseed oil. The paper appears to have been previously folded and one area at the upper right has been lost. Subjects and Contexts Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection
