Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2008–June 2009
715 Washington Street, Greenwich Village
1947
Walter Augustus Simon
Height x width: 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm)
Oil on canvas with additional mixed media
Classification: Paintings
Accession number: 2008.1402
Location: Lobby into American Modern: The 1920s and 30s
Provenance/Ownership History: 1979, the artist's estate, Va. October 7, 2008, African-American Fine Art Sale #2156, Swann Galleries, N.Y., lot 23, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)
The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection