Study for inscription, "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
8 1/2 x 11 in.Description & Inscriptions
[in graphite]: Donor 20 / Catherine Thomas Fox / Norfolk Naval Hospital 22 / Portsmouth Virginia 19 / The / Citizens Committee 18 / For the Army & Navy 19 / Inc
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."
