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Ephemera, Sketch for “An Art Reform”, 1877
This is a Ephemera. It was created by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney and published by Charles Scribner's Sons and subject: National Academy of Design. It is dated 1877 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and black ink, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
bequest of
Erskine Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
It is signed
Signed in pen and black ink, lower right: Church. [underlined]
It is inscribed
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: To avoid unpleasantness at is [at is, is crossed out] and to do away with the hanging / committee it is proposed that [that is crossed out] in the comming exhibitions to allow each / artist to hang his own pictures.
Cite this object as
Ephemera, Sketch for “An Art Reform”, 1877; Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); Published by Charles Scribner's Sons; Subject: National Academy of Design; USA; pen and black ink, graphite on paper; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-278
