Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Battle of Westport, October 21, 1864, alternate composition for Missouri State Capitol decoration
Medium: Gouache and charcoal on brown paper
Date: 1920
Dimensions:
26 × 38 3/4 in. (66 × 98.4 cm)
Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri - Columbia
Accession number: SUPP2000.1140
Research Number: NCW: 1140
InscribedLower right: N. C. WYETH; lower left: SKETCH for BATTLE of WESTPORT OCTOBER 21, 1864 / RIGHT (underlined) POSITION
ProvenanceThe Missouri Capitol Decoration Commission/University of Missouri to 1987
Exhibition HistoryColumbia, MO, Museum of Art and Archaeology (and 3 other venues), "Missouri State Capitol Murals 1917-1928," Jan. 20 - March 4, 1990, no. 54
References
Christine B. Podmaniczky, N. C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), M.6, p. 598, 599
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:1.) digital photography directly from art object; 2.) b/w photo showing complete inscription