Details
| Artist | Robert S. Duncanson, American, 1821 - 1872 |
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| Date | 1871 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 28 1/2 × 49 inches (72.4 × 124.5 cm) Framed: 42 3/8 × 63 × 6 inches (107.6 × 160 × 15.2 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Ralzemond D. Parker |
| Accession Number | F80.215 |
| Department | African American Art |
| On View | African American W274, Level 2 (see map) |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Signed, lower right: R. S. Duncanson Cinti. O. 1871 |
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| Inscriptions | Signed, dated and inscribed, lower right: R. S. Duncanson Cinti. O. 1871 |
Provenance
1871-1874, Charles Sumner (Virginia, USA).
1874-1884, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Boston, Massachusetts, USA).
1884-1888, Mrs. Phoebe Duncanson.
from 1888, Ralzemond Parker (Detroit, Michigan, USA).
to 1983, Ralzemond D. Parker (Washington, D.C., USA);
1983-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1874-1884, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Boston, Massachusetts, USA).
1884-1888, Mrs. Phoebe Duncanson.
from 1888, Ralzemond Parker (Detroit, Michigan, USA).
to 1983, Ralzemond D. Parker (Washington, D.C., USA);
1983-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Monroe Commercial, September 14, 1871, 3.
Detroit Free Press, September 15 and 16, 1871, 1.
Detroit Daily Union, September 16, 1871, 4.
Detroit Daily Post, September 16, 1871, 4.
Daily Cincinnati Commercial, December 27, 1872, 8.
Pacific Appeal (San Francisco), November 14, 1874, 1.
The Aldine (Virginia), February 1875, 277.
Porter, J. 1936, p. 21.
Porter, J. 1951, pp. 140, 151.
Detroit Public Library, Burton Historical Collection. Elleine Stones to James Porter, February 11, 1953.
Parks. 1989, pp. 24, 42.
Ketner. 1983, pp. 45-46.
Washington. 1985, p. 63.
Pringle. 1985, p. 48.
Muskegon and Detroit, 1987, pp. 66-67.
Ketner. 1993, pp. 169, 174-176, pl. 20, 204, no. 143.
Buick, Kirsten Pai. Bulletin of the DIA 86, no. 1/4 (2012): 15.
Detroit Free Press, September 15 and 16, 1871, 1.
Detroit Daily Union, September 16, 1871, 4.
Detroit Daily Post, September 16, 1871, 4.
Daily Cincinnati Commercial, December 27, 1872, 8.
Pacific Appeal (San Francisco), November 14, 1874, 1.
The Aldine (Virginia), February 1875, 277.
Porter, J. 1936, p. 21.
Porter, J. 1951, pp. 140, 151.
Detroit Public Library, Burton Historical Collection. Elleine Stones to James Porter, February 11, 1953.
Parks. 1989, pp. 24, 42.
Ketner. 1983, pp. 45-46.
Washington. 1985, p. 63.
Pringle. 1985, p. 48.
Muskegon and Detroit, 1987, pp. 66-67.
Ketner. 1993, pp. 169, 174-176, pl. 20, 204, no. 143.
Buick, Kirsten Pai. Bulletin of the DIA 86, no. 1/4 (2012): 15.
