Mermaid

Artist Frederick Stuart Church American, 1842–1924

Date1889

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions55 x 21 in. (139.7 x 53.3 cm)
Frame: 65 1/4 x 91 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (165.7 x 231.8 x 7 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of John Gellatly

Object numberG.28.4.4

On View

Not on view

Provenance**Created United States, 1889. John Gellatly (1852–1931), New York; given to NC State Art Society, 1928.Published ReferencesExhibition of Paintings and Sculpture from Grand Central Art Galleries New York City, Nov. 21st to Dec. 2nd 1928, Under Auspices of North Carolina State Art Society (brochure) (New York: Grand Central Art Galleries, 1928), listed.

An Exhibition of Paintings and Other Works of Art Left as a Bequest to the Society by the late Robert F. Phifer (brochure) (Raleigh: North Carolina State Art Society, 1929), listed among "First Pictures Given North Carolina State Art Society," no. 54.

Laura Fravel, "Obsession: John Gellatly's American Collection," in North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Summer 2012), mentioned 14.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Grand Central Art Galleries, “Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture from Grand Central Art Galleries…Under Auspices of North Carolina State Art Society,” November 21–December 2, 1928.

Raleigh, NC, Hotel Sir Walter, (North Carolina State Art Society gallery), 1929, no. 54. Object Rights Statement

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