Profile Portrait of Lucrezia Bori (1887-1960)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1930
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.98
Marks:
signature: lower left: "WmHWalker"
inscriptions and date: lower right: "Lucrezia Bori / 'BORI' / Dutch Treat / Mar. 18/30"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "WmHWalker"; inscribed at lower right: "Dutch Treat 'BORI' / Mar. 18/30"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Lucrezia Bori"
Gallery Label:
A Spanish-born operatic soprano, Bori made her American debut, as "Manon Lescaut," with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on November 11, 1912.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
45086
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Eugene Edward Buck (1885-1957)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1927
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.34
Marks:
signature and date: lower center: "WmHWalker Dec 1927"
inscription: lower center: "Gene Buck"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Wm H Walker Dec 1927"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Gene Buck."
Gallery Label:
A producer and songwriter, Gene Buck was principal librettist for Ziegfeld Follies and Frolics from 1912; he wrote music for some thirty Ziegfeld productions.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1927
eMuseum Object ID:
45085
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
New Amsterdam
Classification:
Date:
1998
Medium:
Acrylic, gouache, and colored pencil on heavy Arches watercolor paper
Credit Line:
Gift of Mark Podwal
Object Number:
2001.151
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right below image in blue pencil: "mark podwal"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1998
eMuseum Object ID:
45084
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Streets of New York Not Paved in Gold: Study for "The Demons'" by Francine Prose
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
2000
Medium:
Acrylic, gouache, metallic pigment, and colored pencil on heavy watercolor paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 17 in. ( 23.2 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
Book Illustration: Skyline of New York, including the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building, a black road filled with cars in the foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mark Podwal
Object Number:
2001.149
Marks:
Signed: Lower left in purple pencil: "mark podwal"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left outside the image in purple colored pencil: "mark podwal"
Gallery Label:
Study for a two-page illustration in "The Demon's Mistake: A Story from Chelm" by Francine Prose, New York, Greenwillow Books, 2000, unpaginated.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2000
eMuseum Object ID:
45083
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Streets of New York Paved in Gold: Study for "The Demons' Mistake: a Story from Chelm" by Francine Prose
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
2000
Medium:
Acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, and metallic pigment on heavy watercolor paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 17 in. ( 23.2 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
Book Illustration: Skyline of New York, including the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building, three with American flags flying from their tops, a gold road filled with cars in the foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mark Podwal
Object Number:
2001.148
Marks:
Signed: Lower left in purple pencil: "mark podwal"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left outside the image in purple colored pencil: "mark podwal"
Gallery Label:
Study for a two-page illustration in "The Demon's Mistake: A Story from Chelm" by Francine Prose, New York, Greenwillow Books, 2000, unpaginated.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2000
eMuseum Object ID:
45082
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Beatrice Lillie (1894-1989)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1928
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.55
Marks:
signature and date: upper right: "Wm HWalker / Jan 17/28"
inscription: center: "Beatrice Lillie"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper right in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Jan 17/28"; signed by sitter at middle right: "Beatrcie Lillie"
Gallery Label:
Actress Beatrice Lillie was born in Toronto, Canada, and made her first stage appearance in London in 1914. After her American debut in 1924, she appeared often on the New York stage. She was in the New York production of Noel Coward's "This Year of Grace" in 1928, the year this portrait was made.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1928
eMuseum Object ID:
45054
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Profile Portrait of Edward Johnson (1878-1959)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1931
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 19.7 x 14 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.113
Marks:
signature, inscription and date: lower left: "WHWalker / Dutch Treat Club / Feb 16/31"
inscriptions: upper right: "Edward Johnson, Tenor" and lower center: "Edward Johnson"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "WHWalker / Dutch Treat Club / Feb. 16/31"; at upper right: "Edward Johnson, Tenor"; signed by sitter in graphite at lower center: "Edward Johnson"
Gallery Label:
Tenor and opera impresario Edward Johnson was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and came to New York to study music in 1899. He later studied in Italy with Vincenzo Lombardi, the teacher of Enrico Caruso. Using the name Edoardo di Giovanni, he performed in Italy for several years before returning to the U.S. in 1919. From 1922 to 1935 he sang twenty-three roles in two hundred and eight performances with New York's Metropolitan Opera. He became the company's general manager in 1935.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1931
eMuseum Object ID:
45052
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Profile Portrait Lily Pons (1898-1976)
Classification:
Date:
1931
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 4 13/16 in. ( 16.8 x 12.2 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.123
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Lily Pons"
signature and date: lower right: "Wm. H. Walker / Apr 21/31"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / Apr 21/31"; signed by sitter at lower left: "Lily Pons"
Gallery Label:
Coloratura soprano Lily Pons was born Alice Joséphine Pons in Draguignan, France. She first performed with New York's Metropolitan Opera Company in 1931, singing the title role in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1931
eMuseum Object ID:
45053
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Edward Johnson (1878-1959)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1922
Medium:
Graphite on card with printed verso
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in. ( 13.3 x 7.8 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.2
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm.H.Walker / Feb 20/22"
inscriptions: top: "'Eddie' / At Dutch Treat Club" and bottom: "Edoardo Di Giovanni / Edward Johnson / Metropolitan Opera Co. Tenor"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / Feb 20/22"; "'Eddie' (at Dutch Treat Club / Metropolitan Opera Co. Tenor."; signed twice by sitter: "Eduardo Di Giovanni / Edward Johnson"
Gallery Label:
Tenor and opera impresario Edward Johnson was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and came to New York to study music in 1899. He later studied in Italy with Vincenzo Lombardi, the teacher of Enrico Caruso. Using the name Edoardo di Giovanni, he performed in Italy for several years before returning to the U.S. in 1919. Between 1922 and 1935 he sang twenty-three roles in two hundred and eight performances with New York's Metropolitan Opera. He became the company's general manager in 1935.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1922
eMuseum Object ID:
45051
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Checker Game, from the Series "59th Street Drawings"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1945-46
Medium:
Brown ink and wash over graphite on paper, mounted on album page
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 10 5/8 in. ( 20.3 x 27 cm )
portfolio: 16 x 13 1/4 x 2 in. ( 40.6 x 33.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Genre
Credit Line:
Foster-Jarvis Fund, and contribution of Harry Goldberg
Object Number:
1976.13.3
Marks:
signature: lower center: "Lionel S. Reiss"
inscription: lower center: "Checker Game"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower center in black ink: "Lionel S. Reiss"; below in brown ink: "Checker Game"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
45050
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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