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In the early 1960s, Charles H. Babcock (1899–1967) gave the house and its contents, presumably including this painting, to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection—Reynolda House, Inc.—on December 18, 1964, with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
Notes:
[1] Various sources disagree about Gordon’s birth date, citing 1882, 1888, and 1890.
ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
Exhibition History
DepartmentHistoric House
Mary Reynolds
Artist
Boris Bernhard Gordon
(1882 - 1976)
Subject
Mary Reynolds Babcock
(1908 - 1953)
Datecirca 1920
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsFrame: 31 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (80 x 69.9 cm)
Canvas: 24 x 20 1/2 in. (61 x 52.1 cm)
SignedBoris B Gordon – N.Y.
Credit LineReynolda Estate
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number1966.2.31
DescriptionThis portrait by Boris Gordon depicts Mary Reynolds at about the age of twelve. She is shown from the waist up wearing a white dress. [1] Her brown hair is cut into a bob and curled at the ends, while a fringe of bangs falls across her forehead. She regards the viewer seriously, her eyes dark and her cheeks rosy, and a subtle smile plays at her lips. The background is composed of varied golden-brown tones.In the early 1960s, Charles H. Babcock (1899–1967) gave the house and its contents, presumably including this painting, to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection—Reynolda House, Inc.—on December 18, 1964, with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
Notes:
[1] Various sources disagree about Gordon’s birth date, citing 1882, 1888, and 1890.
ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
Exhibition History
Status
Not on view