Neil (Nelson) Fairchild
Lucia Fairchild Fuller, American, 1870 - 1924
about 1907
Watercolor on ivory (miniature)
Overall: 3 3/8 × 2 9/16 in. (8.5 × 6.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Lucia Fairchild Taylor Miller
W.995.65.1
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Watercolor
Research Area
Watercolor
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, by donor, in graphite, on cover sheet: #1. Portrait of Neil (Nelson) Fairchild, / her brother, by Lucia / Fairchild Fuller. From / last photo of Neil, / taken in Mukdon, China, / in 1907 just before his / tragic death in a gun / accident. He was 27.; on paper mount: #1 Neil Fairchild, painted / BY L.F.F., circa 1907.
Provenance
By descent to the artist's granddaughter, Lucia Fairchild Taylor Miller; given to present collection, 1995.
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