Postcard of "Beach Scene"

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Object Details

Author

Museum Press, Inc

Subject

Potthast, Edward 1857-1927

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Summary

Color postcard of American Impressionist Edward Potthast's oil painting "Beach Scene" (c. 1916-1920) displayed at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The front of the postcard has a white border. The postcard is unused but the message side has printed information about the exhibit and the artwork featured on the postcard.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection 87-147, Box 1

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1980

Standard number

SIA2013-07731 (front) and SIA2013-07732 (back)

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Postcard

Paper

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 6w x 4h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper

Place

Belgium

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Postcard

Art

Beaches

Painting

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_13961