Portrait of Charles Lang Freer
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Provenance
- To 1903
- Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958), London, to 1903 [1]
- From 1903 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Rosalind Birnie Philip, in London, July 1903 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See List of Whistler Paintings transferred to Smithsonian Institution, January 3, 1921, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Miss Birnie Philip was J. M. Whistler's sister-in-law and heiress/executor.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Freer’s Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers (October 15, 2022 - ongoing)
- The Power to See Beauty (October 14, 2017 to September 6, 2022)
- Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact (February 23, 2008 to January 3, 2016)
- Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)
- American Art - James McNeill Whistler (May 9, 1993 to April 30, 1994)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (January 17, 1985 to (end date unknown))
- James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Artist and Patron (May 11, 1984 to January 17, 1985)
- American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
- Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (August 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)
- Portraits and Figure Painting by James McNeill Whistler (October 2, 1972 to May 2, 1973)
- Whistler Paintings (October 15, 1969 to September 25, 1971)
- Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)
- American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)
- American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 10 and 11 (February 25, 1956 to November 3, 1959)
- Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1955 (December 16, 1955 to February 25, 1956)
- Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Watercolors, Oil Paintings, and Pastels (January 20, 1944 to October 13, 1947)
- American Paintings, J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to February 12, 1944)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1902-1903
- Accession Number
- F1903.301a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on wood panel
- Dimensions
- H x W (frame): 86 × 65.5 cm (33 7/8 × 25 13/16 in)
- Origin
- United States
- On View
- Freer Gallery 09: Freer’s Global Network
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- portrait
- United States
- American Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1903.301a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fb7e21de-598f-4364-92b4-b822ba5082a0
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