In White

Object Details

• Artist

  Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938)

• Provenance

  From 1896 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Wilmer Dewing on February 21, 1896 [1]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] See Object file.

  [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

  Thomas Wilmer Dewing (June 19, 1980 to March 18, 1981)

  American Paintings: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (December 11, 1976 to April 16, 1977)

  Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, 1958 (June 29, 1958 to October 27, 1959)

  Special Dewing Centennial Exhibition (May 17, 1951 to July 1, 1951)

  American Paintings, T.W. Dewing (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)

  Exhibition of Oriental and American Art Under the Joint Auspices of the Alumni Memorial Committee and the Ann Arbor Art Association (May 11 to May 30, 1910)

  Loan Collection of Paintings by Mr. T.W. Dewing (February 27 to March 20, 1900)

  An Exhibition of Paintings by T.W. Dewing (January 24, 1898 to February 10, 1898)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  United States

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1890s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Dewing, Thomas Wilmer

• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Design, Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, American Art, Models (representations), Interior decoration, Flowers, Woman

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Paintings