Paintings at Central Gallery: Washington, D.C.
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Title
Paintings at Central Gallery: Washington, D.C.
Subject
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)--1940-1950
Painting
Art--Handling
National Gallery of Art (U.S. : 1906-1937)
Description
Is not Sunday Dept.
Does not have contact prints
1. Mrs Angela Roberts, guard. Painting on left "Crispin and Scapin" (Honore Daumier), and on right "The Angelus."
2. Spectators. Paintings: "The Mad Assassin" by Gericault, and "A Carabineer" by Theodore Gericault, and "Portrait of Lord Byron" by Gericault, and "Women of Algiers" by Eugene Delacroix.
3. "Battle of Eylauâ" by [CROSSOUT] Baron Antoine Gros, taken down by workmen in National Gallery. Examining painting is M. Rene Batigne, curator of French art collection in the United States. M Batigne is attached to the French embassy here and will return to Europe with the paintings.
4. "Battle of Eylau" in storage room. Painting is flanked by two workmen. Standing is Mr. Fred Rieth who is in charge of putting up and taking down all paintings in the Gallery, and stooping before painting is Mr. Charles Richards, registrar for the Gallery.
5. M. Batigne points to part of scene in "Battle of Eylau."
6. Paintings being carted from the Central Gallery where they were exhibited.
2. Spectators. Paintings: "The Mad Assassin" by Gericault, and "A Carabineer" by Theodore Gericault, and "Portrait of Lord Byron" by Gericault, and "Women of Algiers" by Eugene Delacroix.
3. "Battle of Eylauâ" by [CROSSOUT] Baron Antoine Gros, taken down by workmen in National Gallery. Examining painting is M. Rene Batigne, curator of French art collection in the United States. M Batigne is attached to the French embassy here and will return to Europe with the paintings.
4. "Battle of Eylau" in storage room. Painting is flanked by two workmen. Standing is Mr. Fred Rieth who is in charge of putting up and taking down all paintings in the Gallery, and stooping before painting is Mr. Charles Richards, registrar for the Gallery.
5. M. Batigne points to part of scene in "Battle of Eylau."
6. Paintings being carted from the Central Gallery where they were exhibited.
Envelope contains both 3 x 4 and 4 x 5 large format negatives.
Digitized for the New York Times in 2018 by students at Pratt Institute's School of Information.
Digitized for the New York Times in 2018 by students at Pratt Institute's School of Information.
Creator
George Tames
Source
Washington, DC Bureau
New York Times Photo Archive
Publisher
The New York Times
Date
1946
Unknown
Rights
All rights reserved. For reproduction & use information, please contact the New York Times.
Format
.TIFF
Language
English
Identifier
1695A
Coverage
Washington, DC
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
3x4 Large Format
Citation
George Tames, “Paintings at Central Gallery: Washington, D.C.,” George Tames: New York Times Photographer , accessed June 2, 2023, http://nytames.prattsi.org/items/show/178.