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ARCH.2003.29, Rendition: 803736
This image shows an open scrapbook page, featuring a vintage newspaper clipping from The Home Forum section of the Christian Science Monitor, dated October 4, 1946.
The clipping is mounted on aged, yellowed paper and includes:
A large black-and-white photograph of a bronze bust in profile—depicting Andrea Loredan, a Venetian nobleman. The bust shows a man with curly hair covering his ears, looking to the left.
Headline: “The Home Forum”, with the date “12-46” handwritten in blue ink beneath it.
Subtitle: "Bronze Portrait of Andrea Loredan: Painted From the Original, by Joseph Linden Smith". Below this, the caption notes: “By Courtesy of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, to The Christian Science Monitor.”
The article text describes the painting of the bronze portrait, made by Joseph Linden Smith of Boston, who was known for painting portraits of works of art. It mentions that Andrea Loredan was a prominent Venetian and that his palace was situated along a canal in Venice, near the Rialto Bridge. The article also notes the portrait’s depiction of luxurious hair and character.
In the bottom right corner of the page is a smaller, separate news clipping titled:
“Time Flies in ‘Fogg’”
It reports (from Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 24) that Professor Kirtley F. Mather of Harvard University complained to police that a thief stole his gold watch, knife, and chain from his pocket while he was lecturing at the Fogg Museum.
At the top left corner, a green-bordered label reads:
“BOSTON NEWS CLIP”
Address: “120 Tremont Street, Boston 8, Mass.”
Publication: “Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Mass.”
Date: “OCT 4 1946”
The scrapbook itself has a green hardcover binding, with visible pages thick with other clippings, suggesting it’s a well-used collection of historical newspaper items.
The overall impression is of a carefully preserved piece of mid-20th-century cultural and local news, combining art history and a minor campus crime story, all curated into a personal archive.
The image shows a page from a magazine or newspaper, specifically "The Home Forum," dated October 4, 1946, located in Boston, Massachusetts. The page contains an article and a photograph. The photograph is a black-and-white image of a bronze portrait of a person, identified as Andrea Loredan, seated and facing left. The portrait is attributed to Joseph Lindon Smith, who also created the painting from the original. The text beneath the portrait provides information about the bronze portrait and the artist, Joseph Lindon Smith. The text explains that the portrait was made with great skill by Italian masters of sculpture and painting, emphasizing the importance of naturalism and character expression in portraiture. A smaller article to the right discusses the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and mentions a theft incident involving a gold watch, knife, and chain. The page appears aged, with some discoloration and wear, indicating its historical value.
The image shows a newspaper clipping from the Christian Science Monitor, dated October 4, 1946, titled "The Home Forum." The clipping is pasted on a page with a green binding, indicating it might be part of a scrapbook or a collection.
The main feature of the clipping is a black and white illustration of a bronze portrait of Andrea Loredan, painted from the original by Joseph Lindon Smith. The portrait depicts a side profile of a man with curly hair.
Below the illustration, there is a caption that reads: "By Courtesy of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, to THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR. BRONZE PORTRAIT OF ANDREA LOREDAN: Painted From the Original by Joseph Lindon Smith."
The accompanying text provides information about the portrait, mentioning that it was made by Joseph Lindon Smith, who has painted many similar portrayals of works of art. It also notes that Andrea Loredan was an eminent Venetian, and his Palazzo Loredan is situated along the canal in Venice, near the Rialto Bridge, as described by Ruskin in his "Stones of Venice."
The text further discusses the art of portraiture, highlighting the skills of Italian masters of sculpture and painting, who were attentive to the qualifying traits of naturalism and the lineaments that expressed character.
In the bottom right corner of the page, there is another smaller clipping with the headline "Time Flies in 'Fogg'," which mentions an incident where a thief stole a gold watch, knife, and chain from a professor's pocket while he was lecturing at the Fogg Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 24.
The image depicts an open book with a green border on the edges. The book is opened to a page with a newspaper clipping pasted on it. The clipping is from the "Boston News Clip" and features an article titled "The Home Forum" dated October 4, 1946. The article includes a photograph of a woman's face in profile, along with a description of the portrait. Below the clipping, there is another piece of paper with a different article titled "Time Flies in 'Fogg'" from October 24, 1946. The book's pages are aged, and the clippings are adhered to the page with some visible creases and folds.
The image shows a book open to a page with two newspaper clippings. The left clipping is from the "Christian Science Monitor" from Boston, Massachusetts, dated October 4, 1946. It features a portrait of Andrea Loredan, painted by Joseph Linsdon Smith. The portrait is described as a bronze portrait made from the original painting, which was situated along the canal in Venice as the Rialto Bridge. The right clipping is from "Time Flies in 'Fogg'" from Cambridge, Massachusetts, dated October 24, 1946. It reports on a theft incident where a professor at Harvard University had his gold watch, knife, and chain stolen from his pocket while lecturing at the Fogg Museum.
The image depicts an open book with several newspaper clippings preserved as part of its pages. Here is a detailed description:
Header: The top of the page features a label that reads:
"BOSTON NEWS CLIP"
120 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.
Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Mass. OCT 4 1946
This indicates that the clipping is from the Christian Science Monitor dated October 4, 1946, and was sourced from Boston, Massachusetts.
Article Title: The main article is titled "The Home Forum" and is dated 1946.
Below the title, there is a black-and-white illustration or photograph of a person, likely a portrait. The illustration is labeled as "BRONZE PORTRAIT OF ANDREA LOREDAIN" and is attributed to Joseph Lindon Smith.
The text beneath the illustration provides context:
This image captures a snapshot of mid-20th-century life, blending art appreciation with everyday news, preserved within a historical archive.
This is an image of a scrapbook page featuring an old newspaper clipping. The main portion of the clipping, titled "The Home Forum," includes a grainy black-and-white image of a sculpture or artwork, depicting the profile of a person with long hair. The caption below the image notes that it is a "Bronze Portrait of Andrea Loredan: Painted From the Original by Joseph Lindon Smith." A brief description elaborates on the history and artistic aspects of the image.
In the top left corner, a stamp indicates the clipping is from the "Christian Science Monitor," dated October 4, 1946, and attributed to a Boston news source. Towards the bottom right, another smaller clipped piece titled "Time Flies in 'Fogg'" discusses an anecdote from Cambridge on May 1. The scrapbook is laid out against a neutral background, showing some aging and discoloration on the paper.
This image shows a page from a scrapbook or a collection of documents. The page features a newspaper clipping from the "Boston News Clip" dated October 4, 1946. The top of the newspaper clipping has a label that states the source as the "Christian Science Monitor" from Boston, Massachusetts.
The headline of the clipping reads "The Home Forum," and below it is an image of a bronze portrait with the caption, "Bronze Portrait of Andrea Loredan: Painted From The Original by Joseph Lindon Smith." This suggests that the image is a reproduction of a painting by Joseph Lindon Smith of a bronze portrait of Andrea Loredan. Below the image, there is a detailed description of the significance of the portrait and its historical and artistic background.
The page on which the clipping is pasted has visible signs of aging, with yellowing and discolored tape marks. There are also some additional clippings on the same page, but they are partially visible, suggesting that this scrapbook may contain several such clippings collected for their historical or personal value. The right side of the image shows that the page is part of a bound book or collection, as evidenced by the tight binding of multiple pages.
The image shows an old scrapbook page with two newspaper clippings attached. The larger clipping features a black-and-white illustration of a bronze portrait titled "Bronze Portrait of Andrea Loredan," painted from the original by Joseph Lindon Smith. The text below the illustration describes the portrait and provides some historical and artistic context about Andrea Loredan and the artist.
The smaller clipping on the bottom right is a brief news snippet titled "Time Flies in 'Fogg'." It reports an incident involving Prof. Kirtley F. Mather of Harvard University, who complained about the theft of a gold watch, knife, and chain while he was lecturing at the Fogg Museum.
At the top left corner of the scrapbook page, there is a label indicating the source as "BOSTON NEWS CLIP" from the "Christian Science Monitor," dated October 4, 1946. The scrapbook page shows signs of aging, with yellowed and slightly stained paper.