William O'Donovan in his studio

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Object Details

photographer

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916

Subject

O'Donovan, William Rudolph

Whitman, Walt

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 photographic print : b&w ; image 06 x 08 cm., on board 13 x 16 cm.

Summary

Shows O'Donovan with a bust of Walt Whitman.
Identification beneath image, lower left (handwritten): From a negative made by Thomas Eakins; the painter in his studio in Philadelphia, May 1891.
Identification beneath image, lower right (handwritten): To Lulu O'Donovan from her uncle William Rudolph O' Donovan, Nov. 20, 1891.
Published in: Archives of American Art Journal v. 12, no. 4, p. 22; v. 35, no. 1-4, p. 63

Citation

Thomas Eakins. William O'Donovan in his studio, 1891 May. Miscellaneous photographs collection, circa 1845-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

U.S. public domain

Provenance

Donated 1972 by Margaret O'Donovan Polhemus, grand-niece of O'Donovan.

Location Note

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

Date

1891 May

Record number

(DSI-AAA)5205

Type

Photographs

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Miscellaneous photographs collection, circa 1845-1980

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Artists at or with their work

Artists' studios

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_5205