Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)
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Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)

Franklin's Arrival in Philadelphia

Details
Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)
Franklin's Arrival in Philadelphia
signed 'N.C. Wyeth' (lower right)
oil on canvas
40¼ x 29¼ in. (102.2 x 74.3 cm.)
Provenance
Bradford Stephens, Needham, Massachusetts, commissioned by 1923.
Private collection, Pennsylvania.
Frank E. Fowler, 1974.
Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, Delaware, 1997.
Private collection, Maine.
Literature
B. Stephens, The Pictorial Life of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, etc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1923, fronticepiece illustration
F.H. Law, Modern Plays, Short and Long, New York, 1924, p. 205, illustrated
The National Republic, March 1927, illustrated
D. Allen and D. Allen, Jr., N.C. Wyeth: The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals, New York, 1972, pp. 205, 233

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