Daybreak: May

Object Details

• Artist

  Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925)

• Provenance

  From 1898 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist, Dwight William Tryon in 1898 [1]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Purchased from Dwight William Tryon on March 27, 1898 (see Curatorial Remark 2, Linda Merrill, May 1989, in the object record). See also, Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic Vision (February 23, 2008 to August 1, 2010)

  Art for Art's Sake (July 23, 1997 to January 24, 2008)

  Choice Spirits: Works by Thomas Dewing and Dwight Tryon (March 9, 1996 to July 7, 1997)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  United States

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1890s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Tryon, Dwight William

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Trees, Charles Lang Freer collection, Landscapes, Art, American Art, Sunrise

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Paintings