Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney sketchbook/diary

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Object Details

Creator

Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875-1942

Subject

Titanic (Steamship)

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Sketchbook : 177 p. : various media ; 13 x 09 cm.

Summary

Sketchbook contains study sketches for Whitney's Titanic memorial sculpture, as well as handwritten statements of affirmation about her health and psychological well being.
Blank pages were omitted from scanning.
Any citation of this item must include the following title: Whitney Museum of American Art, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers. Gift of Flora Miller Irving.

Citation

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney sketchbook/diary, 1912. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers, 1851-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

U.S. public domain

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1912

Record number

(DSI-AAA)13720

Type

Artworks

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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers, 1851-1975, bulk 1888-1942

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Memorials

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_13720