From Colony to Nation

1949; closing year unconfirmed

William Thornton, Gilbert Stuart — Gilbert Stuart · William Thornton, 1804

Exhibition

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

1949; closing year unconfirmed

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Documented artists: 1

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About the exhibition

In 1949, Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago presented From Colony to Nation. The surviving exhibition history documents William Thornton by Gilbert Stuart as catalogue 110. This painting is dated 1804; its recorded medium is oil on canvas. These documented works provide a partial reconstruction of the exhibition’s selection; the complete original checklist and additional loans remain unconfirmed.

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Also recorded as: From Colony to Nation, The Art Institute of Chicago

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Gilbert Stuart
William Thornton
1804

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Gilbert Stuart
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Art Institute of Chicago

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William Thornton

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Gilbert Stuart

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