How well do you know The Cummer? If you think you can identify these items—currently on display throughout the Museum as 50 Favorites. Write your guesses in the comment section below and we will give the answers in two weeks, along with the next challenge. One winner will receive a complimentary one-day pass to the Museum. Good luck!
Feb. 16, 2011 Answers!
#1: Mary Cassatt (American, 1844 – 1926), Simone in a Large Plumed Hat, c. 1903, pastel counterproof on paper, 26 x 21 in., Purchased with funds provided by the Mae W. Schultz Acquisition Endowment and the Cummer Council, AP.1992.8.1.
#2: Eugène Louis Charvot (French, 1847-1924), View of Rue El – Alfahouine, 1889, oil on canvas, 47 ¼ x 39 7/8 in., Given by Yvonne Charvot Barnett in memory of her father Eugène Louis Charvot, AG.1999.5.3.
#3: Edmund William Greacen (American, 1877 – 1949), Brooklyn Bridge, East River, 1916, oil on canvas, 37 x 37 ½ in., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rene Faure (Daughter of Edmond Greacen, Nan Greacen Faure), AG.1972.2.1.
#4: Frederic Remington (American, 1861 – 1909), The Bronco Buster, c.1900-1909, bronze, 24 1/8 in., Morton R. Hirschberg Memorial Fund Purchase, AP.1982.2.1.