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The Organ Grinder
Details
George Henry Story (1835-1923)
The Organ Grinder
signed and dated 'G.H.Story '77' (lower left)
oil on board laid down on canvas
23½ x 15¾ in. (59.8 x 40 cm.)
The Organ Grinder
signed and dated 'G.H.Story '77' (lower left)
oil on board laid down on canvas
23½ x 15¾ in. (59.8 x 40 cm.)
Provenance
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.
Literature
"The Art of Music: American Paintings and Musical Instruments at Philip Morris", Antiques and the Arts Weekly, August 3, 1984, p.16.
B. Farrell, "Immigrants are Focus of Museum's Art Show", Brooklyn section, New York Daily News, September 29, 1986.
R.F. Shepard, "Art in Brooklyn Reflect Immigration", The New York Times, October 5, 1986, p. 66.
"Tides of Immigration Shows Ebb and Flow of Artists", Brooklyn Phoenix, Section 2, October 9, 1986.
K. Brown, Tides of Immigration: Romantic Visions and Urban Realities", Brooklyn Bay Ridge Courrier, Section 2, November 24, 1986.
B. Farrell, "Immigrants are Focus of Museum's Art Show", Brooklyn section, New York Daily News, September 29, 1986.
R.F. Shepard, "Art in Brooklyn Reflect Immigration", The New York Times, October 5, 1986, p. 66.
"Tides of Immigration Shows Ebb and Flow of Artists", Brooklyn Phoenix, Section 2, October 9, 1986.
K. Brown, Tides of Immigration: Romantic Visions and Urban Realities", Brooklyn Bay Ridge Courrier, Section 2, November 24, 1986.
Exhibited
Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Art Association, December 1879, no. 17.
Clinton, New York, Fred L. Emerson Gallery of Hamilton College, The Art of Music: American Paintings Musical Instruments, 1770-1910, April-June, 1984, no. 15, p. 61, illus. (as The Organ Grinder) and travelling.
Brooklyn, New York, The Museum of the Borough of Brooklyn at Brooklyn College, Tides of Immigration: Romantic Visions and Urban Realities, October-December, 1986.
Clinton, New York, Fred L. Emerson Gallery of Hamilton College, The Art of Music: American Paintings Musical Instruments, 1770-1910, April-June, 1984, no. 15, p. 61, illus. (as The Organ Grinder) and travelling.
Brooklyn, New York, The Museum of the Borough of Brooklyn at Brooklyn College, Tides of Immigration: Romantic Visions and Urban Realities, October-December, 1986.
Sale room notice
The correct title is The Organ Grinder.
Please note additional exhibition information:
Springfield, Massachusetts, Gill's Art Gallery, 1879.
Please note additional exhibition information:
Springfield, Massachusetts, Gill's Art Gallery, 1879.