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Sargent, John Singer,
Portrait male -- Racket, Thomas Brackett
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Dress -- Accessory
Painting
Honorable Thomas Brackett Reed, (painting).
Artist:
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925, painter.
Title:
Honorable Thomas Brackett Reed, (painting).
Other Titles:
Thomas B. Reed, (painting).
Dates:
1891.
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
32 x 26 in. (81.2 x 66 cm)
Inscription:
(Upper left:) John S. Sargent (Upper right:) 1891 signed
Description:
Waist-length portrait of Thomas Brackett Reed (1839-1902) holding eyeglasses.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Racket, Thomas Brackett -- Waist length
Occupation -- Political -- Speaker of the House
Occupation -- Political -- Congressman
Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
United States Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia 20201
Remarks:
Commissioned by the 51st U. S. Congress for presentation to the U. S. House of Representatives.
References:
Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 2, Portraits of the 1890s," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002, no. 277.
Architect of the Capitol, "Compilation of works of art and other objects in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965.
McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
American Heritage, Vol. Xiv, No. 1, 1962.
Illustration:
Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 2, Portraits of the 1890s," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002, pg. 54.
Architect of the Capitol, "Compilation of works of art and other objects in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965, p. 54.
(Detail) American Heritage, Vol. Xiv, No. 1, P. 32
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 08850044
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