id:			146209
accession number:	1971.99
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.99
updated:		2025-02-09 03:36:46.159000

The Old Testament, c. 1920s-1930s. William Bartow Gilchrist (American, 1882–1950). Gelatin silver print; image: 35 x 27.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Marie E. Gilchrist 1971.99

title:				The Old Testament
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creation date:			c. 1920s-1930s
creation date earliest:		1920
creation date latest:		1939
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creditline:			Gift of Marie E. Gilchrist
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culture:	America
technique:	gelatin silver print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1900-1950
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* William Bartow Gilchrist (American, 1882–1950)  - artist
William Bartow Gilchrist American, 1882-1950

Born in Vermilion, Ohio, William Bartow Gilchrist lived in Hudson and was a member of the Cleveland Photographic Club. During the 1920s-30s he took part in several photographic salons, including the Fourth National Salon of Pictorial Photography sponsored by the Buffalo Camera Club (1924), the Eighth International Salon of Photography organized by the Camera Pictorialists of Los Angeles (1924), and the Twelfth Annual Pittsburgh Salon of Photographic Art (1925). In 1933 he exhibited at the Century of Progress International Photographic Salon sponsored by the Chicago Camera Club. Gilchrist also participated in several May Shows (1922, 1923, 1931, 1932, 1939), regional juried exhibitions sponsored by the Cleveland Museum of Art, receiving an honorable mention for his photographs in 1939. M.M.
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measurements: Image: 35 x 27.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on recto: "The Old Testament / Gilchrist"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. <em>Catalogue of Photography</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 185
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