Fireman at Ground Zero
Classification:
Date:
2001
Medium:
Oil on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/4 x 30 in. ( 56.5 x 76.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Helen Goodzeit Frank
Object Number:
2001.237
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2001
eMuseum Object ID:
45968
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Orange Box
Classification:
Date:
c. 1910-23
Medium:
Watercolor, black crayon, gouache, and black ink over graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (26 x 21.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Grant
Object Number:
2001.236
Marks:
Inscribed and signed by Ethel Meyers at lower left in graphite: "JEROME / MYERS. / Em / 124 [encircled]"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed by Ethel Meyers at lower left in graphite: "JEROME / MYERS. / Em / 124 [encircled]"
Provenance:
Linda Hyman Fine Arts, New York City; Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Grant, Scarsdale, New York
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
45967
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fraktur: Certificate of the Birth and Baptism of Jonathan Lindemuth in Shenandoah County, Virginia
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1821
Medium:
Brown ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper laid on heavy watercolor paper overmatted
Dimensions:
Mat: 8 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. ( 22.2 x 26.4 cm )
Overall (sight): 8 x 9 5/8 in. (20.3 x 24.4 cm)
Description:
Fraktur: Horizontal rectangular sheet with handwritten German inscription enclosed in a heart at lower center; decorated with cherub between gold tassels at top center and pink, yellow, and green floral sprays in bottom corners.
Object Number:
INV.1173
Marks:
handwritten: at center: "Jonathan Lindemuth ist / geboren in Virginien Schenandoah Caunty den 30ten October 1821 / seine Taufzeugen sind Jonathan Foltz und seine frau Elisabeth Seine / Eltern sind Andreas Lindemuth und seine ehefrau Rosina, Er ward / geta
Gallery Label:
The Pennsylvania Germans practiced a manuscript art called Frakturschrift or Zierschrift in German ("fraktur" in museum and collecting terminology). This art form, combining calligraphy with decorative motifs in ink and watercolor, was produced widely in Pennsylvania and in German settlements in other states from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
45801
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Fraktur-like Election Poster: Liberty, Agriculture, and Commerce, Silas Terry of Freetown; verso: List of Qualified Voters
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1816
Medium:
Brown ink, watercolor, and gouache on beige card
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 12 3/8 in. ( 33 x 31.4 cm )
Description:
Fraktur: Vertical rectangular sheet with handwritten English text arranged beneath five arches on upper half and inside two ovals on lower half; decorated with linear and geometric motifs in red, light blue, yellow, and brown.
Object Number:
1945.61
Marks:
handwritten: at top center: "Liberty. / 1816"
handwritten: at center: "FREETOWN / JULY 15th 1816 / SILAS TERRY."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed from upper center: "Liberty. / 1816 / AGRICULTURE. / BY Agriculture we live. / COMMERCE. / BY Commerce we thrive. / FREETOWN JULY 15th. 1816 / SILAS TERRY..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
45797
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still Life of Flowers in a Paper Cone on a Table
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, outlined in black ink and overmatted in card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 12 in. ( 20.6 x 30.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Plant study
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1793
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
45796
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Male Hincken Family Member or Friend
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 11.4 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust-length silhouette of a man wearing a hat facing left, with the embossed mark of the Peale Museum
Credit Line:
Gift of Elsie O. Hincken, 1942
Object Number:
z.3294
Marks:
embossed cold stamp: MUSEUM
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
45787
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Preparatory Study for "The Angry Dove" Banner
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1982
Medium:
Pastel, acrylic paint, and graphite on two sheets of paper
Description:
Preparatory watercolor for banner that hung at Columbus Circle, June 12, 1982.
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul Gunther
Object Number:
2002.15
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at the upper right in taupe and black pastel: "For Paul -- / Start of a good ...[illegible] / L K L[?]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1982
eMuseum Object ID:
45703
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Water VII
Classification:
Date:
1997
Medium:
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/4 x 17 in. (37.5 x 43.2 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of John Yau
Object Number:
2002.13.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1997
eMuseum Object ID:
45698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Schuchardt Daughters
Classification:
Date:
1856
Medium:
Pastel on paper laid on canvas and mounted on a stretcher
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (54.6 x 64.8 cm)
Description:
Group portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward Rutledge (Lily Wells)
Object Number:
1954.97
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed along right border in blue pastel: "C. Boutibonne 1856"
Gallery Label:
The four daughters of Frederick Schuchardt and Catherine Anna (Remsen) Schuchardt are portrayed in this picture. Amelia (ca. 1837-1915) married Robert Reade Stuyvesant on November 24, 1858. Elizabeth Remsen Schuchardt married Edward Delafield (1837-84), a member of the New York Stock Exchange, on October 3, 1861. Sarah Remsen Schuchardt (d. 1926) married Lawrence Wells; Mr. and Mrs. Wells were the parents of the donor. Anna F. Schuchardt (d. 1918) married Edward Leverich on February 13, 1873.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
45485
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Henri de Gallon (1752-1837)
Classification:
Date:
1819
Medium:
Conté crayon, and black and white chalk with scraping over graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. ( 28.6 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1949.136
Inscriptions:
Verso signed and dated at left in graphite: "Audubon fecit / Nov.r 1819-"
Gallery Label:
Henri de Gallon, the son of Luke Henri and Louisa (Bardollet) de Gallon, owned a great deal of real estate in Louisville, Kentucky. His portrait, which was purchased by the donor from a descendant of the subject, was drawn in Louisville, then on the very fringe of civilization where artists were rarities (see Audubon, "Audubon and His Journals," I, 1897, 47-48).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1819
eMuseum Object ID:
45483
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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