John Singer Sargent's "Muddy Alligators" and John Singer Sargent's "Negroes Bathing"
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John Singer Sargent
(Florence, 1856 - 1925, London)
Dateabout 1917
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.009339
eMuseum ID728246
EmbARK ObjectID43237
Other Numberv.1.b.4.25.x
Other NumberARC.007791_0002
TMS Source ID21140
Last Updated8/14/24
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Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesPrinted (lower): Muddy Alligators / By John S. Sargent. While in Florida last winter painting Mr. Rockefeller's portrait, Mr. Sargent tried his hand at a / bit of still life. These great creatures of the bayou proved faultless models.
ProvenanceNotesCut from the newspaper by Isabella Stewart Gardner in about 1917.
Enclosed in Isabella Stewart Gardner's Guest Book, Vol. XIV, 1915 - 1918. (v.1.b.4.25)
Enclosed in Isabella Stewart Gardner's Guest Book, Vol. XIV, 1915 - 1918. (v.1.b.4.25)
