GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Before he started to work on a large painting, Andrew Wyeth usually produced pencil sketches and watercolor studies of his subject. This study preceded That Gentleman (1962.27), a portrait of Wyeth's neighbor in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The preparatory work shows Wyeth's focus on capturing the angles of Clark's face. The artist's economic line is balanced by more fluid brushwork, imparting a sense of contemplation to both the sitter and the scene.
Excerpt from
Eleanor Jones Harvey, TMS text entry, DMA electronic record (1962.27), n.d.
NOTES
This note was tagged #routed in June 2015 and Sue's revisions (in a Word doc created by ASG) have been applied to the note as of October 2015. As of January 2017 I am adding the #draft tag to this note so that it is harvested to Google Drive. Once I am sure that all pending TMS or Piction data entry is complete, I will remove the #routed tag, add the #complete tag, and move the Google Doc to Queta's folder so that it is not re-routed to Sue.
Feb 28, 2017- All revisions are complete but the multimedia assets have not been loaded into Piction. I am removing the #routed tag and replacing it with #completed but the %UMO pending tag is remaining in place until I have found and cataloged the assets in Piction.
Added provenance, exhibition history, and bibliographic sources to the text entry fields in TMS.
Removed TMS object tag because rule exists.
The library's artist file contains valuable research materials- not all of which are entered into TMS or present in the object file. It would be helpful if the library object file was cross-referenced (or duplicated) in the primary object file and indicated in the TMS record in some way.
WALL LABEL- An undated and uncredited label was found in the That Gentleman (1962.27) object file and moved into the "Documentation" folder for this object. I did not add this label to the TMS record because it lacked author, date, and citation source.
CONSIDER SCANNING-- useful for both this and 1962.27
If needed, numerous additional sketches, quotes relating to Tom Clark , and other Wyeth depictions of Clark are reproduced in the catalogue for Andrew Wyeth Close Friends (Jackson, MS: Mississippi Museum of Art, 2001), pages 104-120.
I sent the teaching ideas to Jennie (January 2017) to see if she created teaching resources for both That Gentleman study and completed work.
Should this be a VIRTUAL OBJECT or some other type of relationship with the completed painting?
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Produced- Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
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Painting
Portrait
scissors
shoes
interior
chair
profiles (figures)
key
shadow
yellow
gray
bald
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1962: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of the artist [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
John Wilmerding, "Derivation and Originality in the Art of Andrew Wyeth," Bromberg lecture series, September 24, 1987; in conjunction with An American Vision: Three Generations of Wyeth Art, September 29- November 29, 1987. (Wilmerding was the Deputy Director of the national gallery of Art, and curator of concurrent NGA exhibition "Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures," File name: WyethWillmerding, original format- U-matic, KCA-60XBR.
12936249: UMO
12936257: UMO
Object number added to Piction (1/24/2017)
IMAGE ASSETS
WEB RESOURCES
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
Registrar's Office- Object file original documents, 1907-2009. Box 14: Andrew Wyeth letter to Jerry Bywaters (January 19, 1962) regarding That Gentleman and the gift of That Gentleman Study. This letter has been typed and both the typed and handwritten versions were scanned from the object file. If the originals are in good condition, high-res scans would be a great addition to website.
FUN FACTS
- After reading about the local fundraising that contributed to the Museum's purchase of That Gentleman (1962.27), Andrew Wyeth made the rare decision to donate this study as a gesture of gratitude to Dallas residents. He primarily chose to keep his preparatory works in his private collection.
- Beckie King (1949.7) is another example of Andrew Wyeth's preperatory studies for a larger portrait.
- To see the evolution of Andrew Wyeth's watercolor techniques, compare one of his earliest works, Jim Smalley, Fisherman (1938.22), with this one, complete over twenty years later.
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General Description
Before he started to work on a large painting, Andrew Wyeth usually produced pencil sketches and watercolor studies of his subject. This study preceded That Gentleman (1962.27), a portrait of Wyeth's neighbor in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The preparatory work shows Wyeth's focus on capturing the angles of Clark's face. The artist's economic line is balanced by more fluid brushwork, imparting a sense of contemplation to both the sitter and the scene.
Excerpt from
Eleanor Jones Harvey, TMS text entry, DMA electronic record (1962.27), n.d.
Fun Facts
- After reading about the local fundraising that contributed to the Museum's purchase of That Gentleman (1962.27), Andrew Wyeth made the rare decision to donate this study as a gesture of gratitude to Dallas residents. He primarily chose to keep his preparatory works in his private collection.
- Beckie King (1949.7) is another example of Andrew Wyeth's preperatory studies for a larger portrait.
- To see the evolution of Andrew Wyeth's watercolor techniques, compare one of his earliest works, Jim Smalley, Fisherman (1938.22), with this one, complete over twenty years later.
Archival Resources
Registrar's Office- Object file original documents, 1907-2009. Box 14: Andrew Wyeth letter to Jerry Bywaters (January 19, 1962) regarding That Gentleman and the gift of That Gentleman Study. This letter has been typed and both the typed and handwritten versions were scanned from the object file. If the originals are in good condition, high-res scans would be a great addition to website.
Web Resources
Notes
This note was tagged #routed in June 2015 and Sue's revisions (in a Word doc created by ASG) have been applied to the note as of October 2015. As of January 2017 I am adding the #draft tag to this note so that it is harvested to Google Drive. Once I am sure that all pending TMS or Piction data entry is complete, I will remove the #routed tag, add the #complete tag, and move the Google Doc to Queta's folder so that it is not re-routed to Sue.
Feb 28, 2017- All revisions are complete but the multimedia assets have not been loaded into Piction. I am removing the #routed tag and replacing it with #completed but the %UMO pending tag is remaining in place until I have found and cataloged the assets in Piction.
Added provenance, exhibition history, and bibliographic sources to the text entry fields in TMS.
Removed TMS object tag because rule exists.
The library's artist file contains valuable research materials- not all of which are entered into TMS or present in the object file. It would be helpful if the library object file was cross-referenced (or duplicated) in the primary object file and indicated in the TMS record in some way.
WALL LABEL- An undated and uncredited label was found in the That Gentleman (1962.27) object file and moved into the "Documentation" folder for this object. I did not add this label to the TMS record because it lacked author, date, and citation source.
CONSIDER SCANNING-- useful for both this and 1962.27
If needed, numerous additional sketches, quotes relating to Tom Clark , and other Wyeth depictions of Clark are reproduced in the catalogue for Andrew Wyeth Close Friends (Jackson, MS: Mississippi Museum of Art, 2001), pages 104-120.
I sent the teaching ideas to Jennie (January 2017) to see if she created teaching resources for both That Gentleman study and completed work.
Should this be a VIRTUAL OBJECT or some other type of relationship with the completed painting?
Catalogue essays specific to object
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Produced- Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
Study
Painting
Portrait
scissors
shoes
interior
chair
profiles (figures)
key
shadow
yellow
gray
bald
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1962: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of the artist [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
John Wilmerding, "Derivation and Originality in the Art of Andrew Wyeth," Bromberg lecture series, September 24, 1987; in conjunction with An American Vision: Three Generations of Wyeth Art, September 29- November 29, 1987. (Wilmerding was the Deputy Director of the national gallery of Art, and curator of concurrent NGA exhibition "Andrew Wyeth: The Helga Pictures," File name: WyethWillmerding, original format- U-matic, KCA-60XBR.
12936249: UMO
12936257: UMO
Object number added to Piction (1/24/2017)
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