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The White Symphony: Three Girls
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Provenance
- To 1902
- Thomas Way Sr. (1837-1915), London, to 1902 [1]
- From 1902 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Way Sr., through William S. Marchant and Co., London, in 1902 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 6, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Thomas Way Sr. was the father of Thomas Robert Way.
- [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
- The Lost Symphony: Whistler & the Perfection of Art (January 16 to May 30, 2016)
- Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact (February 23, 2008 to January 3, 2016)
- Art for Art's Sake (July 23, 1997 to January 24, 2008)
- Whistler & Japan (May 14, 1995 to January 1, 1996)
- American Art - James McNeill Whistler (May 9, 1993 to April 30, 1994)
- Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (January 17, 1985 to (end date unknown))
- James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Figure (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)
- American Painting: To Dream of Fair Women (September 24, 1982 to February 29, 1984)
- American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)
- American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)
- American Paintings (April 15, 1975 to December 5, 1975)
- Portraits and Figure Painting by James McNeill Whistler (October 2, 1972 to May 2, 1973)
- Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)
- 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, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Oil Paintings (February 12, 1944 to May 10, 1945)
- American Paintings, J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to February 12, 1944)
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition (February 20 to December 4, 1915)
- Untitled Exhibition, University of Michigan Club, Detroit, 1914 (1914)
- Paintings in Oil and Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler (March 15 to May 31, 1910)
- Exposition des Oeuvres de James McNeill Whistler (May 1905)
- Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler (February 23 to March 22, 1904)
- Winter, Exhibition, Royal Society of British Artists (Winter 1887)
- Mr. Whistler's Exhibition (June 08, 1874 - (approx.) January 29, 1875)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Thomas Way Sr. (1837-1915) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1868
- Accession Number
- F1902.138a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on millboard mounted on wood panel
- Dimensions
- H x W: 46.4 x 61.6 cm (18 1/4 x 24 1/4 in)
- Origin
- United States
- 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
- plant
- United States
- American Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1902.138a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b94f43dc-edc0-4c60-89e8-69eb17150818
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