Charles Evans Hughes

1941

Augustus Vincent Tack

Artist, American, 1870 - 1949

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Duncan Phillips

  • Dimensions

    overall: 129.6 x 114.6 cm (51 x 45 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.1.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Duncan Phillips, Washington, D.C.;[1] gift 1942 to NGA.
[1] The painting was authorized by the NGA Board of Trustee's Acquisitions Committee, and given through the generosity of Mr. Phillips.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1942

  • The Portrait of The Honorable Charles Evans Hughes, Augustus Vincent Tack Studio, New York, 28 February 1942.

1944

  • Work by Augustus Vincent Tack, The Century Association, New York, 1944-1945, no cat.

1950

  • Makers of History in Washington 1800-1950, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1950, no. 117, repro.

1968

  • Augustus Vincent Tack 1870-1949, The Hilson Gallery, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1968, 15, 19, 20, 37, unnumbered checklist.

1972

  • Extended loan for use by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1986-1991.

1986

  • Extended loan for use by Justice Anthony Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1986-2008.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 114, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 245, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 365, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: AVGVSTVS VINCENT TACK c / WASHINGTON 1941

Wikidata ID

Q20193311

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