SAL record control number: 121956 ;

Record level: Item ;

Record type: Movable work ;

Work title: Portrait of John Sanford Saltus (1853-1922) [H RA 1892-1922] possibly dressed in costume as a Novice of the Order of Saint-Esprit [from curator] ;

Alternate work titles:
2022 : Portrait of John Sanford Saltus (1853-1922) [H RA 1892-1922] possibly dressed in costume as a Novice of the Order of Saint-Esprit [from curator] ;

Work date: 1912  [based on text on verso] ;

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: ’36 [handwritten] / CARTE POSTALE / [line] / [2 partial French postal stamps] [a French postage 10 stamp] / Correspondance / [vertical line] / Adresse / Cannes, March 6th, 1912 / I wore this at the ball / here last night / J.S.S. / Mrs. Jules Antoine Guillaume / Hotel Belle Claire / Broadway & 77th St. / New York / U.S.A.’.

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:
1912 SCNY, gift of the artist ;
1912 John Sanford Saltus (1853-1922) [H RA 1892-1922], the artist ;
1912 [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=121956

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2022.121956

Record birth date:
May 9, 2022

Last updated: May 18, 2022 at 17:27 pm