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1936; closing year unconfirmed
Exhibition
Richmond
1936; closing year unconfirmed
In 1936, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond presented Main Currents in the Development of American Painting. The surviving exhibition history documents The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern by William Sidney Mount as catalogue 32. This painting is dated 1837; its recorded medium is oil on wood. These documented works provide a partial reconstruction of the exhibition’s selection; the complete original checklist and additional loans remain unconfirmed.
Also recorded as: Main Currents in the Development of American Painting, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
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