Object details
Object number
ARC.009339
Creator(s)
Title
John Singer Sargent's "Muddy Alligators" and John Singer Sargent's "Negroes Bathing"
Date
about 1917
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed (lower): Muddy Alligators / By John S. Sargent. While in Florida last winter painting Mr. Rockefeller's portrait, Mr. Sargent tried his hand at a / bit of still life. These great creatures of the bayou proved faultless models.
Provenance
Cut from the newspaper by Isabella Stewart Gardner in about 1917.
Enclosed in Isabella Stewart Gardner's Guest Book, Vol. XIV, 1915 - 1918. (v.1.b.4.25)
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Gallery
Vatichino
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