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A patron is trying to locate a particular print by Benjamin
Rowlandson, depicting a sultan in his harem. He has been told
by a Rowlandson scholar that one North American collection
that has this print is the
Louis Walpole Gallery in Farmington
Since this was an oral communication (and the expert has now
left on sabbatical) it is not clear whether the first element
of the gallery's name should be spelled Louis or Lewis ...
Far worse, it is not specified which state this Farmington is
located in (there are half a dozen Farmingtons in the gazetteer).
No problem, I told the patron, there are directories of museums
and galleries -- it should be easy enough to find. Now I'm stumped.
No gallery of that name has shown up in the standard museum and
art gallery directories, and the only "Walpole Gallery" that comes
up on NAF is the famous one in London (what we are looking for is a
North American gallery or museum).
Any suggestions (or, better yet, answers) to help clarify this
mystery would be welcome.
Thanks,
Andras
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Andras J. Riedlmayer
Fine Arts Library
Harvard University
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