Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Fremont and the Pathfinder Flag, calendar layout (borders and text blocks)
Medium: Graphite on heavy board, photographically reproduced image
Date: ca. 1942
Dimensions:
board size: 16 3/4 x 14 in. (42.5 x 35.5 cm)
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.1454
Research Number: NCW: 1454
Inscribedwith photograph (13 5/8 x 12 5/8") of drawing loosely adhered to center; across top of board: FLAGS IN AMERICA'S HISTORY; within design at bottom: JOHN CHARLES FREMONT. PATHFINDER / FREMONT FLAG
ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. N. C. Wyeth
Curatorial RemarksOriginal artwork in this piece consists only of the border and the decoration below the image. The drawing itself is photograhically reproduced (from NCW 1368) and trimmed to fit within the border. The Brandywine River Museum holds a lantern slide (NCWS.95.1825.148) of the present piece.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:photography directly from object
Photo Credit:Rick Echelmeyer