Glacier National Park. Alternate title: See America First
Collection
Wisconsin Art Collection, Permanent Art Collection
Acquisition
Accession
1974.8
Source or Donor
Great Northern Railway
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Artist
John Fery
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed Size
Height
51 in
Width
83 in
Relationships
Related Publications
Notes
German Academic Painters in Wisconsin: [Exhibition] West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, August 2nd-27th, 1989 (West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, 1989), Call Number: 759.175 G373.
Panoramic View of the Glacier National Park, Montana, by U.S. Geological Survey (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1913?), Call Number: 912.786 U565PG [MAP].
Provenance
Notes
According to Bill DeLind, the painting "was commissioned by the Great Northern Railway to advertise the scenery along their route from Chicago to Seattle." See documentation attached to appraisal record at "DeLind 2016."
Exhibitions
Notes
“German Academic Painters in Wisconsin,” West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts (Museum of Wisconsin Art), West Bend, WI, August 1989.
“John Fery: A Retrospective,” Central Library Display Balcony, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, WI, October 24-November 24, 1974 (“first known retrospective exhibit of Fery’s work”).
