[unknown photographer] : Portrait of John Sanford Saltus (1853-1922) [H RA 1892-1922] in costume as Mark Twain, ca.1918.
SAL record control number: 121953 ;
Record level: Item ;
Record type: Movable work ;
Work title: Portrait of John Sanford Saltus (1853-1922) [H RA 1892-1922] in costume as Mark Twain [from curator] ;
Alternate work titles:
2022 : Portrait of John Sanford Saltus (1853-1922) [H RA 1892-1922] in costume as Mark Twain [from curator] ;
Work date: ca.1918 [based on age of sitter] ;
Work creator: [unknown photographer] ;
Work medium: Photographic print on paper ;
Work dimensions: 5-1/4 x 3-1/4 inches [unframed] ;
Inscribed / signed front: [none] ;
Verso:
Marking type: Printed and handwritten writing.
Location: Verso.
Text: ‘POST CARD / PLACE / STAMP / HERE / CORRESPONDENCE HERE / a la Mark Twain / [line] / NAME AND ADDRESS HERE’.
SAL category: Photography ;
SAL sub-category: Documentary ;
Archives of American Art subjects:
Art
Art — American
Art — Photography
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State)
Art ― Private collections ― New York (State) ― Salmagundi
Dress
Dress ― Costume
Figure male
Figure male — Full length
Portrait
Portrait — Full length
Portrait — Notable person
Portrait — Notable person — John Sanford Saltus, 1853-1922
Description of work:
Provenance:
ca.1918 SCNY, gift of the artist ;
ca.1918 John Sanford Saltus (1853-1922) [H RA 1892-1922], the artist ;
ca.1918 [unknown photographer] .
Exhibition history:
2022 SCNY New York NY Comedy and tragedy : the life of John Sanford Saltus May 15 – July 31.
References / citations:
Notes:
Document information
Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artwork/?p=121953
Digital-born document number:
SAL.2022.121953
Record birth date:
May 9, 2022
Last updated: May 18, 2022 at 17:27 pm