2011.36: Barn Interior

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.36

People

James Castle, American (Garden Valley, ID 1899 - 1977 Boise, ID)

Title

Barn Interior

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

20th century

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/337422

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Soot and spit on found paper

Dimensions

sight: 16 x 24.3 cm (6 5/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
framed: 33 x 41 cm (13 x 16 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• label: on verso, Oregon Trail Coffee label taken from original backing and affixed to new backing. The ripped edges of the label are covered (colored in) with graphite markings.
• label: on verso: James Castle/ Untitled (Barn Interior w/ View of Farm Buildings)/ nd/ Soot and spit on found paper/ 6 x 9 1/4/ JCas 281

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Castle Estate, sold; [through, Fleisher-Ollman Gallery, Phildelphia, PA], to Didi and David Barrett, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2011

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Collection of Didi & David Barrett ‘71

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2011.36

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

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