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The Constitutional Elm

1896

William J. Forsyth (American, 1854–1935)

11.81

Not currently on view

watercolorgouachepaperpainting

Artwork Details

ArtistCreation Date
1896
Creation Location
United States
Materials
watercolor and gouache on off-white paper
Object Types
paintings, watercolors, gouaches
Dimensions

17 x 23 in. 29-1/2 x 34-7/8 x 1-1/4 in. (framed)

Accession Number
11.81
Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Addison Bybee

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Mrs. Addison Bybee; given to the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1911.


Exhibition Name

Venue

Dates

The Passage: Return of Indiana Painters From Germany, 1880-1905

Indianapolis Museum of Art

November 24, 1991 - February 2, 1992

The Passage: Return of Indiana Painters from Germany, 1880-1905

Landesmuseum

February 24, 1991 - May 19, 1991

The Passage: Return of Indiana Painters from Germany, 1880-1905

Wallraf-Richartz Museum & Fondation Corboud

November 14, 1990 - January 27, 1991

Art Smart Indiana

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Columbus

April 4, 1987 - May 31, 1987

S.T.E.P.: Landscapes by Indiana Artists

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Columbus

May 23, 1982 - July 25, 1982

Long-term Loan to Indianapolis Public Schools

Indianapolis Public Schools, Clemens Vonnegut Elementary School #9

Date Unknown - May 26, 1970

The First Hundred Years of Indiana Painting

John Herron Art Institute and Museum

October 4, 1966 - November 13, 1966

Loan to Indianapolis Public Schools Arsenal Technical High School

Arsenal Technical High School

May 8, 1926 - 1926

Loan to Indianapolis Public Schools Center Township School

April 29, 1926 - 1926

Loan for the School Year 1923-1924 to Brookside School, Indianapolis Public School 54

October 9, 1923 - June 5, 1924



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