John Stone
c. 1845
Artist, American, active 1840/1852

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 77 x 61 cm (30 5/16 x 24 in.)
framed: 89.5 x 73 x 5 cm (35 1/4 x 28 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.) -
Accession
1953.5.55
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Recorded as from New York. Purchased in 1951 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1954
American Primitive Painting, traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Inst. for the U.S. Information Service, Washington, 1954-1955, no. 44. First venue: Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, Switzerland.
1968
American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts, Georgia, 1968-1969, no. 11.
Bibliography
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 222, repro.
1992
Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 354-355, color repro. 352,
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 337, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20187422