Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Martha Strickland
Object Number:
1905.242
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 7.3 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
signed: at left:"Weidner"
Gallery Label:
The subject may be the Martha Strickland who married Theodor Bjorksten, a teacher, about 1903. He was a member of the Century Association from 1898 to 1902, she was a member of the Colonial Dames of America. They lived in New York until 1914 when they moved to Stockholm, Sweden.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
