William Morris
Day: Angel Holding a Sun

Day: Angel Holding a Sun

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Day: Angel Holding a Sun
ArtistEnglish, 1834–1896
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Day: Angel Holding a Sun
Datec. 1862–1864
PlaceEngland
MediumWatercolor with brush and graphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 × 8 in. (35.6 × 20.3 cm)
 Frame: 24 1/4 × 20 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (61.6 × 51.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Object number89.403
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited in supplementary exhibition for "The Drawings of Adolph Menzel," at the MFAH, Dec. 1, 1990 to Jan. 27, 1991.

Loaned to Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta for "Preview Party for Tri Delta Artwalk 1993," 4-29-1993 @ Houston Country Club (LN:93.23).

Loaned to Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta for event on Jan. 27, 1995, at the Houston Engineering and Scientific Society, (LN:95.28).

Exhibited in "Victorian Romance: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones's 'The Pilgrim at the Gate of Idleness,'" at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dec. 15, 1996 to Feb. 16, 1997 (LN:96.37).

Defining Modern: European Design 1890-1935, MFA,H, Andrews Gallery, 8/26/01 - 11/11/01, Curator: C. Strauss

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