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Childe Hassam

The Messenger Boy,

Maker

  • Childe Hassam

Title

The Messenger Boy

Medium

oil paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Oil on canvas

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Dimensions

47 x 82.2 cm (18 1/2 x 32 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LL:Childe Hassam 1903

Marks: Pencilled on stretcher: C. Hassam, Little Shoemaker's shop

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

03.002

The Messenger Boy

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Signature: Signed LL:Childe Hassam 1903

Marks: Pencilled on stretcher: C. Hassam, Little Shoemaker's shop

Publications

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

An American Idyll

April 6, 2007 - January 6, 2008

American Paintings from the Museum's Collection

February 10 - April 1, 1999

From the Reserve IV

July 22 - October 2, 1994

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

Days Gone By

July 1 - September 26, 1971
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