Chloe W. Sherman (Mrs. Thomas B. Sherman)
- Depicted
- Chloe Sherman, American, 1901–1979
- Date
- 1931
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- American Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 36 1/8 x 30 1/4 in. (91.8 x 76.8 cm)
framed: 39 1/4 x 33 13/16 in. (99.7 x 85.9 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of William C. Sherman in memory of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Sherman
- Rights
- © Heirs of Joe Jones
- Object Number
- 421:1979
Provenance
1931 - 1979
Thomas B. (d. 1968) and Chloe Sherman (d. 1979), St. Louis, MO, acquired from the artist [1]
1979
William C. Sherman, Oak Park, IL, by inheritance from Chloe Sherman [2]
1979 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, gift of William C. Sherman [3]
Notes:
[1] Jones painted Chloe Sherman's portrait in 1931 and that same year, she lent it to his first solo show ["Exhibition by Joseph Jones," no. 19, SLAM document files].
[2] A letter from William C. Sherman to James D. Burke dated November 8, 1979, states that William C. Sherman had received the painting by inheritance from his late mother. Another letter from Lynne Springer to William C. Sherman dated October 5, 1979, indicates that Sherman's attorney had taken Springer to Chloe Sherman's apartment in St. Louis to view the painting [SLAM document files].
[3] In a letter to James D. Burke dated November 8, 1979, William C. Sherman offers the painting as a gift to the Saint Louis Art Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquistitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, November 21, 1979.
Thomas B. (d. 1968) and Chloe Sherman (d. 1979), St. Louis, MO, acquired from the artist [1]
1979
William C. Sherman, Oak Park, IL, by inheritance from Chloe Sherman [2]
1979 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, gift of William C. Sherman [3]
Notes:
[1] Jones painted Chloe Sherman's portrait in 1931 and that same year, she lent it to his first solo show ["Exhibition by Joseph Jones," no. 19, SLAM document files].
[2] A letter from William C. Sherman to James D. Burke dated November 8, 1979, states that William C. Sherman had received the painting by inheritance from his late mother. Another letter from Lynne Springer to William C. Sherman dated October 5, 1979, indicates that Sherman's attorney had taken Springer to Chloe Sherman's apartment in St. Louis to view the painting [SLAM document files].
[3] In a letter to James D. Burke dated November 8, 1979, William C. Sherman offers the painting as a gift to the Saint Louis Art Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquistitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, November 21, 1979.
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