Harvard Art Museums > 2011.39.2: Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) two of three Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) two of three (R.K. Cook) , 2011.39.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/337517. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2011.39.2 People R.K. Cook, American (Bay City, MI b.1892 Lansing, MI) Title Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) two of three Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, relief Date August 12, 1926 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/337517 Location Location Level 2, Room 2240, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Arts in the Eighteenth–Century Atlantic World View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Carved and painted wood Dimensions 49.2 x 41.9 cm (19 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: l.r. incised and signed in gold paint: Cook; on verso incised: R. K. COOK inscription: on verso, in graphite: 643 1/2 hours 8-12 1926 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Miss Marjorie Cook; [Hill Gallery, Birmingham, MI], sold; 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 2011.39.2 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@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. Publication History Marsha MacDowell and C. Kurt Dewhurst, Michigan Folk Art: Its Beginnings to 1941, exh. cat., Michigan State University (East Lansing, 1976), p. 98 as cat. no. 207, repr. in b/w Exhibition History 32Q: 2240 18th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/11/2023 - 07/15/2024 Related Works 2011.39.1 R.K. Cook Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) one of three Sculpture 2011.39.3 R.K. Cook Declaration of Independence (1776 Series) three of three Sculpture Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
