Art Institute of ChicagoPublic domain
Side Chair
John Philip Fondé · c. 1816
Provenance
Ownership history
- Commissioned by Major David Lenox (born Scotland, 1753–1828) and his wife, Tacy Lukens (1752–1834, married 1779); to their niece and adopeted daughter, Sarah Lukens Keene (1784?–1866) for their summer home, most recently known as the Lenox-Keene House, Bristol, PA. Sold at auction to James Biddle (1929–2005) and his wife, Louisa Copeland (Biddle) Duemling (born 1936), Andalusia, PA, 1963; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Literature
Published references
- Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski, "For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago," (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2012), fig. 1, p. 41.
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