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Drama - Hallowe’en Party
ArtistJacob Lawrence, 1917–2000
Date1950
MediumTempera on paper
Dimensions33 3/4 x 41 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.
Signedl.r., in brown paint: Jacob Lawrence / 1950
Mark(s)verso, u.l.: new orleans museum of art / Jacob Lawrence / 31. Drama - Halloween Party / McDonough Collection [old paper label]
verso, u.l.: [Christie’s label]
verso, u.r.: ARTIST: JACOB LAWRENCE / Title: DRAMA - HALLOWEEN PARTY DATE: 1950 / MEDIUM: Tempera 29 1/2 x 22 S. P. A. Lil / HALPERT COLLECTION / THE DOWNTOWN GALLERY 32 E. 51st St., New York [old paper label]
verso, u.r.: Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego / Exhibition: A Panorama of American / Painting / Date: June 30 - Aug. 10, 1975 / Lender: Dr. John J. McDonough / "Naples, 1944" / Jacob Lawrence [old paper label]
verso, u.r.: NAME / EST. OF E. G. HALPERT / RECEIPT NO. ITEM NO. DISPOSITION / 77550 00329 / E2 482
verso, u.r.: 39 / Amon Carter Museum [sticker]
verso, u.r.: [illegible print on sticker]
verso, l.l.: THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART / Raleigh, N. C. / Artist Jacob Lawrence (1917 - ) / Title DRAMA - HALLOWE [illegible] PARTY 1950 / gouache on paper, 21 1/2 x 29 1/2" / Number E.L.76.3.31 / Exhibition John J. McDonough Collection / April 25 - June 6, 1976 [old paper label]
verso, l.l.: A.P.F., Inc. / Framemakers & Conservators / 315 East 91 Street / & / 1001 Madison Avenue / New York City [old paper label]
verso, l.r.: McNAY ART INSTITUTE / SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS / EXHIBITION McDonough Coll. / DATE 12 Sept. - 19 Oct. 75 / NUMBER 31 [old paper label]
verso, u.l., l.l., l.r., on frame: [several inventory labels]
Inscription(s)verso, u.l., in black marker on tape: 108863
verso, u.c., in pencil: PLEXIGLAS / DON'T TAPE
verso, c.r., in white chalk: [illegible] / 422
verso, c.r., in black: [illegible]
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2026.33
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY), by 1950; purchased by Edith Gregor Halpert [1900-1970], New York, NY; to Estate of Edith Gregory Halpert, 1970; to (Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, NY), March 14, 1973, lot 194; purchased by Dr. John J. McDonough [1908-1988], Youngstown, OH; to (Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, NY), March 22, 1978, lot 61; purchased by Private Collection, Long Island, NY; to (Christie's, New York, NY), September 30, 1988, lot 422; purchased by Private Collection; to (Heather James, Palm Desert, CA); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2026
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 194× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.
