SAL record control number: 137963 ;

Record level: Item ;

Record type: Movable work ;

Work title: Silhouette of Wayman Elbridge Adams (1883-1959) [RA1922-1959]  [from curator] ;

Alternate work titles:
2022 : Silhouette of Wayman Elbridge Adams (1883-1959) [RA1922-1959]  [from curator] ;

Work date: 1941  [from front of work] ;

Work creator: M K Crawford (?-?) [NM] ;

Work medium: Paper-cut mounted on paper ;
Work dimensions: 4-1/2 x 3-1/4 inches [unframed] | 12-3/4 x 10-3/4 x 1/2 inches [framed] ;

Inscribed / signed front:
Location: At center right and lower right
Dated?: Yes
Text: ‘Cut by / M. K. Crawford / Aug. 1941’ and ‘Presented to The Salmagundi Club / by Mrs. Wayman Adams 1942’.

Verso: [none] ;

SAL category: Works on paper ;
SAL sub-category: Paper-cut ;

Archives of American Art subjects:
Art
Art — American
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State)
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State) ― Salmagundi
Figure
Figure male
Occupation
Occupation — Artist
Portrait
Portrait — Silhouette

Description of work:

Provenance:
1942 SCNY, gift of Margaret Graham (Boroughs) Adams (1882-1965), accession #2007.315 ;
1941 Private collection of Wayman Elbridge Adams (1883-1959) [RA1922-1959] and Margaret Graham (Boroughs) Adams (1882-1965) ;
1941 M K Crawford (?-?) [NM], the artist .

Exhibition history:
2022 SCNY Haunting portraits September 1 – December 31.

References / citations:
– Collection database accession #2007.315.
– Collection database accession #G-89.

Notes:

Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artwork/?p=137963

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2022.137963

Record birth date:
September 12, 2022

Last updated: July 12, 2023 at 9:54 am