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The Discerning Eye: Five Perspectives on the Addison Collection

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Artist(s): John Sartain (London, England, Oct 24, 1808 - Oct 25, 1897, Philadelphia, PA)
after painting by George Caleb Bingham
Title: Stump Speaking, after painting by George Caleb Bingham
Date: 1854
Dimensions: 17 1/2 in. x 23 1/2 in. (44.45 cm x 59.69 cm)
Medium: engraving on paper
Credit Line: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, museum purchase, 1938.51

This object is a member of the following groups (click any group name to view all objects in that group):

Themes: MLC Portfolio: Images and the Media

Exhibition History

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Getting Nasty: Politics, Patriotism, and Works on Paper, Addison Gallery of American Art, 9/7/2004 - 1/2/2005
The Discerning Eye: Five Perspectives on the Addison Collection, Addison Gallery of American Art, 9/4/2007 - 12/30/2007

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