General Hugh S. Johnson (1882-1942)
Classification:
Date:
1935
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in. ( 17.9 x 12.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.200
Marks:
signature, date and inscription: lower left: "WmHWalker / June 11/35 / Dutch Treat Club / St. Regis"
inscription: lower right: "GEN. HUGH S. JOHNSON"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / June 11/35 / Dutch Treat Club / St. Regis"; at lower right: "GEN. HUGH S. JOHNSON"
Gallery Label:
The subject began working as an editorial commentator for newspapers and radio in 1934. He was WPA administrator in New York City from August to October, 1935.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
44953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of General Hugh S. Johnson (1882-1942)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1935
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 5 in. ( 19.4 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.188
Marks:
signature, date and inscription: lower left: "WmHWalker / Mar 5 '35 / Dutch Treat Club"
inscriptions: lower right: "Hugh S Johnson" and "Gen Hugh Johnson"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Mar 5 '35 / Dutch Treat Club"; at lower right: "Gen Hugh Johnson"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Hugh S Johnson"
Gallery Label:
The subject began working as an editorial commentator for newspapers and radio in 1934. He was WPA administrator in New York City from August to October, 1935.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
44952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Frank H. Simonds (1878-1936)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1930
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:
1990.1.94
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Wm H Walker"
date: lower right: "Jan 7" '30"
inscription: lower center: "Frank H Simonds"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Wm.H.Walker"; inscribed at lower right: "Jan. 7'' '30"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Frank H Simonds"
Gallery Label:
A journalist, originally from Massachusetts, Simonds worked for several New York papers. He was editor of The Evening Sun (1913-14), associate editor of The Tribune (1915-1918), and contributing editor of Review of Reviews (1914-33).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
44951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of John Hays Hammond (1855-1936)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1935
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 5 in. ( 19.4 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.195
Marks:
signature: lower left: "WmHWalker"
inscription: lower center: "John Hays Hammond"
inscription and date: lower left: "Dutch Treat / Mar 1935"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / Dutch Treat / Mar 1935"; signed by sitter at lower center: "John Hays Hammond"
Gallery Label:
A mining engineer, Hammond worked as a consultant for Cecil Rhodes, and after 1900 became associated with some of the most important financial groups in the U.S., purchasing and promoting several of the largest and most valuable mining properties in the U.S. and Mexico.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
44950
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of John Munro Woolsey (1877-1945)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1934
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 5 5/16 in. ( 18.1 x 13.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.176
Marks:
signature, inscription and date: lower right: "Wm. H. Walker / Dutch Treat Club / Apr 3/34"
inscriptions: lower center: "John MWoolsey" and lower right: "U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / Dutch Treat Club / Apr 3/34 / U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE'; signed by sitter at lower center in black ink: "John M Woolsey"
Gallery Label:
Woolsey served as a Judge of the U.S. District Court, Southern New York district, from 1929 to 1943. He made the famous decision to lift the ban on distribution in the U.S. of James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" on December 6, 1933.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1934
eMuseum Object ID:
44949
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Mischa Elman (b. 1891)
Classification:
Date:
1932
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. ( 17.6 x 13.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.142
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm HWalker / Feb 2/32"
inscription: lower center: "Mischa Elman"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Feb 2/32"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Mischa Elman"
Gallery Label:
A Russian-born violinist, Elman had his U.S. debut with the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York in 1908.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1932
eMuseum Object ID:
44948
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Map: Ye Road to "Oak-Dene" on Cold Spring Road, Dutchess County, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on ivory card
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/4 x 10 in. ( 37.5 x 25.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.962
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "H.A.D. to H.D.C."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in graphite: "H.A.O. to H.D.C."; inscribed at middle right with distance calculations
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44946
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington Stopping the Retreat at the Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on tracing paper, laid on heavy board
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 7/8 x 12 3/4 in. ( 32.7 x 32.4 cm )
cardboard: 15 1/4 x 13 5/8 in. ( 38.7 x 34.6 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.930
Marks:
signature: lower left: "H. A. Ogden"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in black ink: "H.A. Ogden"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44945
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Baum's March to Bennington, August 1777
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. ( 39.7 x 31.4 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.959
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Ogden"
inscriptions: lower center: "Baum's / March / to Bennington / 1777" and lower right: "never completed"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Ogden"; inscribed at lower center: "Baum's / March / to Bennington / 1777"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44944
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wounded and a Prisoner or "In the Hands of the Enemy"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 17 in. ( 30.2 x 43.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.921
Marks:
inscription: lower center: "WOUNDED AND A PRISONER"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "WOUNDED AND A PRISONER"; publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44943
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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