Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Asher B. Durand (1796-1886)
Title
Asher B. Durand (1796-1886)
Date
ca. 1819
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 15 1/2 in. ( 50.8 x 39.4 cm )
Frame: 27 x 22 x 2 1/2 in. (27 x 22 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the children of the artist, through John Durand
Object Number
1903.10
Marks
label: on back: "Portrait of A. B. Durand / by Waldo & Jewett / From Dr. F. F. Durand / 20 West 47th Street"
Gallery Label
Jewett exhibited a "Portrait of a Young Gentleman" in 1819 at the American Academy of Fine Arts, which was very likely this portrait of Durand. By 1819 Durand had long been a frequent visitor to the studio of Samuel Waldo, where William Jewett had begun serving an apprenticeship in 1812. Most likely this portrait was executed during visits Durand paid to the studio of Waldo and Jewett at this time.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
