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Fame
187822 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (57.2 x 60.3 cm)
James Carroll Beckwith
United States (Hannibal, MO, 1852 – 1917, New York, NY)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Lynn Rosen in memory of Dr. Samuel Schwartz
Accession Number:
2009.75
Location: Currently on view
In ancient times, the laurel wreath connoted victory. A wreathed skull, however, came to symbolize the transience of fame and glory and was referred to as a memento mori (“remember you will die”). A painting that included this type of imagery is called a vanitas.
Beckwith was widely known for lush portraits of women and light-filled landscapes. It’s interesting to speculate about the circumstances that compelled him to paint such a somber picture. Written on the back of the painting is this phrase, which is, perhaps, a clue: Gathered this laurel in the “Boboli Gardens” Florence spring of 1878 – Painted in Paris summer of 1878. Carroll Beckwith April 20 – 1915.
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Beckwith was widely known for lush portraits of women and light-filled landscapes. It’s interesting to speculate about the circumstances that compelled him to paint such a somber picture. Written on the back of the painting is this phrase, which is, perhaps, a clue: Gathered this laurel in the “Boboli Gardens” Florence spring of 1878 – Painted in Paris summer of 1878. Carroll Beckwith April 20 – 1915.
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Provenance
Dr. Lynn Rosen, Rochester NY; her gift to the Gallery in 2009
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Auditorium Corridor exhibition 11/18/2009 - 3/23/2010
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Dr. Lynn Rosen. A Man of Genius. Rochester, NY: Una Publications, 2016.
- (585) Magazine. Rochester, NY: 585 Publishing
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