The painting was on display at the New York Public Library in 1897 Like many other paintings that once belonged to the Lenox Library, the New York Public Library sold Inman's Dismissal of School on an October Afternoon. The painting was lot no. 192 in the April 14–16, 1943 sale at Parke-Bernet Galleries. Victor David Spark (1898-1991), an art dealer, bought the painting. That same year, Maxim Karolik acquired the painting. A well-known art collector of American art, Karolik and his wife, Martha, bequest the painting to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1948. Upon request, the Museum of Fine Arts loaned the painting to the White House for the duration of President Jimmy Carter's term, where it hung in the bedroom of his daughter, Amy. After President Carter's term ended, the painting was returned to the Museum of Fine Arts where it can be seen on display. References Paintings in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Art in the White House 1845 paintings Paintings of children