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Russell Sturgis (1750 - 1826)
ca. 180628 3/4 x 24 1/8 in. (73 x 61.3 cm)
Gilbert Stuart
United States (Saunderstown RI, 1757 - 1828, Boston)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
R. T. Miller Fund
Accession Number:
1941.34
Location: Not currently on view
Gilbert Stuart was known for his portraits of George Washington – including the one on the dollar bill.
[Gallery label text, 2007]
[Gallery label text, 2007]
Bibliography
See discussion of the Sturgis family and their connection to the opium trade: Steven Sora, "Secret Societies of America's Elite," Destiny Books, Rochester, VT, 2003: p. 252
Provenance
Susan Parkman Sturgis (grand-daughter of Russell Sturgis), Boston, MA; to her daughter, Mrs. Alice Parkman Carter, New York, NY; to her son, Theodore Parkman Carter; purchased from him, through M. Knoedler and Company, New York, NY, by the Gallery in 1941
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Exhibition of Portraits Painted by the late Gilbert Stuart, Esq. 1828
- Milestones in American Art Memorial Art Gallery 11/14/1941 - 12/7/1941
- 100 Years of Painting Everson Museum of Art 2/6/1952 - 3/2/1952
- Summer Exhibit of Permanent Collection 6/1/1959 - 8/31/1959
- American Paintings from Collection of the Memorial Art Gallery Memorial Art Gallery 1/13/1967 - 5/14/1967
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Title: The Gift of Two Portraits by Gilbert Stuart. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Issue Date: January-February 1942. Page Number: 2-3
- Article Author: Herdle, Isabel C.. Article Title: Memorial Gallery Acquires Two Stuart Works Through R.T. Miller Jr. Gift Fund. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY: Rochester Print Co. Issue Date: January 11, 1942.
- Article Title: Rochester Gets Stuart Milestones. Article Scope: Article. Art Digest. New York, New York: Art Digest, Inc. Volume Number: 16, Issue Number: 9. Issue Date: February 1, 1942. Page Number: 11
- Article Title: Rochester Collects the American Nineteenth Century. Article Scope: Article. ARTnews. New York, New York: ARTnews Associates Volume Number: 42 Issue Date: February 15-28, 1943. Page Number: 12, Figure Number: 12
- Article Scope: Entry. Lawrence Park. Gilbert Stuart, An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works. New York, NY: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. Volume Number: IV
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Gilbert Stuart, Russell Sturgis
Discusses the Worcester Museum of Art's half-length portrait of Russell Sturgis and the Memorial Art Gallery's portraits of Russell and Elizabeth Perkins Sturgis.