Nile Journey, Colossi of Memnon
Elihu Vedder
1890
Medium
colored chalk on blue wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 20.32 × 32.7 cm (8 × 12 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Richard Spear and Athena Tacha
Accession Number
2018.18.3
About the Artist
Elihu Vedder · 1836–1923
Elihu Vedder was born on February 26, 1836, in New York City to Dr. Elihu Vedder Sr., a dentist, and his cousin Elizabeth Vedder. As a young boy, his family relocated to Cuba for his father's ventures, an experience that sparked his artistic aspirations amid the Caribbean landscapes. He later divided his time between a boarding school and his maternal grandfather Alexander Vedder's home in Schenec...