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James Pitts, (painting). Artist:  Badger, Joseph, 1708-1765, painter. Title:  James Pitts, (painting). Other Titles:  John Pitts, (painting). Dates:  ca. 1750/1754. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  35 1/2 x 27 3/4 in. (90.2 x 70.5 cm) Description:  Waist-length portrait of James Pitts (1710-1776) standing with one hand tucked in his waistcoat. Subject:  Portrait male -- Pitts, James -- Waist length Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202 Accession Number: 58.355 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Pitts, James, Boston, Massachusetts 1776. Pitts, John, Tyngsborough, Massachusetts Pitts, Thomas, Detroit, Michigan Pitts, Thomas, Mrs., Detroit, Michigan Pitts, S. Lendall, Detroit, Michigan Pitts, S. Lendall, Mrs., Norfolk, Virginia Acquired 1958. Remarks:  Once thought to be a portrait of John Pitts (1688-1731). References:  "American paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts; volume 1: Works by artists born by 1816," New York : Hudson Hills Press, 1991, no. 6. "Paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts; a checklist of the paintings acquired before June 1965," Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1965. Illustration:  Image on file. "American paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts; volume 1: Works by artists born by 1816," New York : Hudson Hills Press, 1991, pg. 27. Antiques (Jan. 1960): pg. 88. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 24150052   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 24150052 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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