N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945)Loaded pistols were served out to all the sure men1911Oil on canvas, 47 3/8 x 38 3/8 in. (120.3 x 97.4 cm)Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
NCW NUMBER
20
TITLE
Loaded pistols were served out to all the sure men
ALTERNATE TITLE(S)
Preparing for the Mutiny; Serving Out the Weapons; Passing Out the Arms; Passing Out the Weapons
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
INSCRIPTION(S), LABEL(S)
Upper left.: N. C. WYETH (underlined)
SUBJECT
illustration
DATE
1911
PROVENANCE
Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, to 1916; purchased by Bartlett Arkell for the Fort Rensselaer Club, Canajoharie, NY; (Vose Galleries, Boston, MA, 1953-1955); (Knoedler Galleries, New York, NY, 3/55); Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Laughlin, 1957; (M. Knoedler & Co., NY, to 1960)
EXHIBITION HISTORY
New York, NY, 1957, no. 98, as "Passing Out the Arms"; Harrisburg, PA, 1965, no. 79, as "Passing Out the Weapons"; Rockland, ME, 1966, no. 23, illus. b/w; Chadds Ford, PA, 1971, no. 65, as "Serving Out the Weapons"; Chadds Ford, PA, 1972, no. 58; Greenville, SC, 1974, no. 27; Chadds Ford, PA, 1976(1); Chadds Ford, PA, 1985; Chadds Ford, PA, 1987(2), no. 16 on p. 200, illus. in color p. 100; Chadds Ford, PA, 1990(1); Chadds Ford, PA, Brandywine River Museum, "N. C. Wyeth and His Grandson: A Legacy," Jan. 24 - March 29, 1998 (Chadds Ford venue only of Chicago, IL, 1997 and not included in checklist); Chadds Ford, PA, Brandywine River Museum, "N. C. Wyeth's Treasure Island: Classic Illustrations for a Classic Tale," Sept. 10- Nov. 20, 2011
INITIAL USE
Illus. in color f. p. 102, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911)
