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 and color pencil on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.Description & Inscriptions
[Partial text] In memory of Horace H Whitman & Ida S. Whitman; [On verso, in ink]: Cogslea Studio Publicaitons-4; [in graphite]: note & ships altar? In memory / of / H. Whitman
[Verso, partial text] Cogslea Studio Publications 4
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."
[Verso, partial text] Cogslea Studio Publications 4
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."
