"Communion Sunday in a Church in Holland" Grand Medal of Honor
- Title:
- "Communion Sunday in a Church in Holland" Grand Medal of Honor
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Creator:
- Melchers, Gari (American painter, 1860-1932)
- Donor:
- Melchers, Garry
Hawkins, General Rush
- Date:
- 1889
- Acquisition Date:
- 1911
- Image Date:
- 2012
- Location:
- Was in South foyer of Goldwin Smith Hall. (Property of College of Arts and Sciences) Now in Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- artsdb_0587
- Accession Number:
- W84-160.2
- File Name:
- Melchers.jpg
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- medals
information signs - Materials/Techniques:
- oil on canvas
- Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- Communion: "'Communion Sunday in a Church in Holland'. Grand Medal of Honor, Paris Salon, 1889, by Gari Melchers, N.A. 1860-1932. Given to Cornell University by the Artist and General Rush Hawkins of New York, 1911." South end of main corridor, first floor, Goldwin Smith Hall. Sign.
- Notes:
- In the original state, there were fewer portraits. The young woman with the flower headdress and the middle man by the door were not in the picture. These were presumably added by the artist when it was in his possession.
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.