Study for cover illustration for Portsmouth, "Widow of Nain" World War II portable altarpiece, for Norfolk Naval Hospital (US Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA); Halloran Hospital, Staten Island, NY; Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, TN
Date
c. 1943Medium
Graphite on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
11 x 8 1/2 in.Description & Inscriptions
[inscription plate in part, in graphite]: … / Norfolk Naval …/ Portsmouth Virginia; [lower right in red ink]: stamped signature
The "Widow of Nain" is also known as "The Compassionate Christ: Symbol of Reunion," "Reunion of Mother and Son," and "And He that Was Dead Sat Up."
The "Widow of Nain" is also known as "The Compassionate Christ: Symbol of Reunion," "Reunion of Mother and Son," and "And He that Was Dead Sat Up."
