Portrait Bust, Head of Agnes Meyer

Object Details

• Artist

  Charles Despiau (1874-1946)

• Provenance

  To 1970

  Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, New York. [1]

  To 1992

  Ruth Meyer Epstein (1921-2007), Scarsdale, New York, gift of her parents, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer, Washington, DC and Mt. Kisco, New York. [2]

  From 1992

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Ruth Meyer Epstein, Scarsdale, New York. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970))

  Mrs. Ruth Meyer Epstein (1921-2007)

• Origin

  France

• Credit Line

  Gift of Ruth Meyer Epstein

• Type

  Sculpture

• On View

  Freer Meyer Auditorium

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Name

  Epstein, Ruth Meyer, Meyer, Eugene and Agnes E.

• Place

  France

• Topic

  Bronze, Art, Sculpture, European Art, Portraits, Metal-work

• Culture

  Europeans

• Object Type

  Sculpture

• On View

  Yes