Street Fair
Artist
Jerome Myers
(American, 1867-1940)
CultureAmerican
Date1905
MediumPencil drawing with pen and ink on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 10 5/16 x 7 13/16 in. (26.2 x 19.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated lower left: "1905". On back at bottom about center: "1939.3.102" (a Lyman Allyn Museum loan number).
Credit LineGift of John Davis Hatch
Object number59.18.35
Not on view
DescriptionPencil drawing; drawing on both sides of paper.Label TextJerome Myers American, 1867–1940 Street Fair, 1905 Pencil drawing with pen and ink on wove paper Using pen and ink, Jerome Myers reworked a pencil drawing to highlight individual faces within a crowded New York street. This sensitive sketch shows the painter’s fascination with working class life and leisure. Along with several other drawings in this room, it is a gift from John Davis Hatch (1907–1996), the director of the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences from 1950 to 1959. Following his retirement, Hatch donated over 100 European and American prints and drawings from his personal collection to the Museum, dramatically expanding the size and quality of this collection. Gift of John Davis Hatch, Jr. 59.18.35 Exhibition History"A Century of American Drawings 1840-1940, Gallery "H" and Corridor "G", May 1960. "Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014.
