SAL record control number: 134687 ;

Record level: Item ;

Record type: Movable work ;

Work title: The hungry and the homeless  [from collection database] ;

Alternate work titles:
2022 : The hungry and the homeless  [from collection database] ;

Work date: 1946  [from collection database] ;

Work creator: John Edward Costigan (1888-1972) [RA 1917-1972] ;

Work medium: Ink on paper ; etching ;
Work dimensions: 15-1/2 x 20-1/4 inches [unframed] ;

Inscribed / signed front:
Location: At lower right and left.
Dated?: No.
Text: ‘J E COSTIGAN, N. A., S. A. E.’ and ‘THE HUNGRY AND THE HOMELESS’.

Verso:

Marking type: Label.
Location: Verso.
Text: ‘Brooklyn Museum Print Annual label; #7/2-1 in box’.

SAL category: Works on paper ; etching ;
SAL sub-category: Print ;

Archives of American Art subjects:
Art
Art — American
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State)
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State) ― Salmagundi
Figure
Figure male
Religion
Religion — Old Testament
Religion — Jesus

Description of work:

Provenance:
ca.1986 SCNY, gift of Wilmuth Holt (1905-1986), accession #2007.445 ;
ca.1960s Private collection of Wilmuth Holt (1905-1986), New York, NY ;
1946 John Edward Costigan (1888-1972) [RA 1917-1972], the artist .

Exhibition history:
2022 SCNY Dark and light : depression era works September 1 – December 31.

References / citations:
– Collection database, accession #2007.445.
– Holt collection #40.

Notes:

Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artwork/?p=134687

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2022.134687

Record birth date:
August 31, 2022

Last updated: July 12, 2023 at 12:48 pm