George Santayana (1863-1952) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1953.29
People: George Biddle, American (Philadelphia, PA 1885 - 1973)
George Santayana (1863 - 1952)
Title: George Santayana (1863-1952)
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1952
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/308458

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Charcoal and graphite on white wove notebook paper

Dimensions

actual: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: charcoal, l.r.: George Biddle, Rome, 1952
inscription: l.l., charcoal, in artist's hand: George Santayana

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Childs Gallery, Boston Massachusetts], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1953.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year: 1953
Object Number: 1953.29
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

25th Anniversary Exhibition of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture: Drawings by its Faculty, Visiting Artists, and Alumni, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, 08/06/1970 - 09/26/1970; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, 10/20/1970 - 11/29/1970

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