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American 19th Century

Boy in Blue, c. 1820/1830

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 111.4 x 70.5 cm (43 7/8 x 27 3/4 in.)

framed: 122.2 x 81.8 x 5.1 cm (48 1/8 x 32 3/16 x 2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1953.5.60

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (painter)

Image Use

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Provenance

Recorded as from Pennsylvania. Purchased in 1951 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1972: Extended loan for use in Chief Justice Rehnquist's chambers, 1986-1992.

1981: Extended loan for by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1981-1992.

Bibliography

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 267, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 392, repro.

1992: Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 433, repro. 432.

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