Walter (Zarh) Pritchard paintings
Scope and Contents
13 oil paintings, many of them done underwater in Tahiti, All items are nailed to wooden frames, except for item 6, titled "Coral-garden in the lagoon of Maraa, Tahiti, toward sunset, depth 20 ft. 1930."
Dates
- 1914-1922
Creator
- Pritchard, Zarh, 1866-1956 (Artist, Person)
Extent
13 Items (3 boxes) : paintings : oil on chamois skin
Arrangement
In 3 boxes. Items 1-6 are in box 1 (45 x 34 x 11 cm.); items 7-12, in box 2 (49 x 63 x 16 cm.), item 13, in box 3 (86 x 64 x 3 cm.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated for the Hall of Ocean Life by various individuals, including Mrs. William Beebe (item 2), Earl Pritchard in memory of Richard Sackville Cox III, age 20 years (item 3), Laura Steward in memory of her husband, John Wood Steward (item 4), Arthur Curtiss James (items 7-8), Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt (item 9), and Mrs. William Henry Bliss (item 11). At least one was purchased by the Museum.
- Art Survey
- Coral reefs and islands -- French Polynesia -- Maraa Lagoon (Tahiti) -- In art
- Irma and Paul Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life
- Maraa Lagoon (Tahiti) -- In art
- Marine biology -- French Polynesia -- Maraa Lagoon (Tahiti) -- Pictorial works
- Marine biology -- In art
- Reef organisms -- French Polynesia -- Maraa Lagoon (Tahiti) -- Pictorial works
- Underwater exploration in art
Creator
- Pritchard, Zarh, 1866-1956 (Artist, Person)
- Title
- Walter (Zarh) Pritchard paintings, 1914-1922
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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