After James Purdy (Boston, 1858 - 1933, Boston)
News clipping: "Noted Artist to Install Mural Painting at Library", 1916
Ink on paper
This newspaper clipping, which has yellowed with age, is entitled, “Noted Artist to Install Mural Painting at the Library” and dates from 1916. The article includes a copy of a John Singer Sargent photograph. He is seen as a light-skinned male with closely cropped dark hair, eyebrows and beard. He gazes intently forward and is dressed in a dark jacket, white collared shirt and dark tie.
Short Gallery
Commentary
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