Incidents in the Life of George Washington: "The King's Messenger"
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1919
Medium:
Graphite on heavy beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.944d
Marks:
inscription: upper left: "1st lot / 4"
inscription: upper right: "Sent 13 Sept / 1919"
inscription: lower left: "No 4 / The Kings Messenger / Dec 12, 1753"
inscription: lower right: "Aged 21"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 4 / The King's Messinger / Dec 12. 1753. / aged 21"; historical and publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1919
eMuseum Object ID:
44670
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Incidents in the Life of George Washington: "The Young Surveyor"
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1919
Medium:
Graphite on heavy beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.944c
Marks:
inscription: upper left: "1st lot / 3 / Fairfax / L Washington"
inscription: upper right: "Sent / 13 Sept 1919"
inscription: lower left: "The Young Surveyor"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "3 / The young Surveyer"; historical and publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1919
eMuseum Object ID:
44669
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Incidents in the Life of George Washington: "His Own Teacher"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1919
Medium:
Graphite on heavy beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.944b
Marks:
inscription: upper left: "1st lot"
inscription: upper right: "Sent / 13 Sept / 1919"
inscription: lower left: "No 2 / His own teacher"
inscription: lower right: "Chair / with hat / . . ."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 2 -- / His own teacher"; historical and publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1919
eMuseum Object ID:
44668
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Incidents in the Life of George Washington: "Baptism"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1919
Medium:
Graphite on heavy beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.944a
Marks:
inscription: upper left: "1st lot"
inscription: upper right: "GW's father / Sent / 13 Sept / 1919"
inscription: lower left: "GW / [?] Baptism"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 1 Baptism"; historical and publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1919
eMuseum Object ID:
44667
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Boston Boys' Playground in Winter, with Inset Revolutionary Battle Scene
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1882
Medium:
Black ink, gouache, and graphite on paper, mounted on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 8 5/16 in. ( 27.9 x 21.1 cm )
cardboard: 12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 32.1 x 23.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.941
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "H. A. Ogden / Dec 1882"
inscription: lower edge of cardboard: "THE BOSTON BOY'S PLAYGROUND"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "H.A. Ogden. / Dec 1882"; on card at lower center: "THE BOSTON BOY'S PLAY-GROUND --"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
44666
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington and Aide at Headquarters; verso: Sketch of a Crowded Room
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 7 7/8 in. ( 12.7 x 20 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.922
Marks:
stamped: on back: "GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF / HARRY A. OGDEN, THROUGH / CHARLES H. MESSINGER, EXECUTOR / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44665
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Lieutenant-General James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947)
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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:
1990.1.90
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm HWalker / Jan/14/30"
inscription: lower left: "J.G.Harbord. / 'Vulgarity not only / fashionable to-day / but popular' / 'stop nagging letters / I'm 3000 miles / away & I want / to enjoy this war / in peace' / Private
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / Jan/14/30"; signed by sitter at lower left: "J.G. Harbord/ 'Vulgarity not only / fashionable to-day / but popular' / 'Stop nagging letters / I'm 3000 miles / away & I want / to enjoy this war / in peace' (Private to / wife)"
Gallery Label:
A career army officer, Harbord retired with the rank of Lieutenant General on July 9, 1942. He was president of Radio Corporation of America (RCA) from 1923 to 1930 and maintained his association with that company, as chairman of the board and then as honorary chairman and director, until the end of his life.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
44664
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Ruth Draper (1884-1956); verso: sketch of a woman
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 5/16 in. ( 14.6 x 8.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.88
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm HWalker / Jan 22/29"
inscription: lower right: "RUTH / DRAPER"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Jan 22/29"; at lower right: "RUTH DRAPER"
Gallery Label:
Ruth Draper was an actress whose repertoire consisted of 36 original monologues, including 57 characters. She toured the United States from 1924 to 1928 and then spent 18 consecutive weeks at Comedy Theater, New York, from 1928 to 1929. She took her act around the world in the 1930s and 1940s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
44663
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Alexander Fedorovitch Kerensky (1881-1970)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1928
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.68
Marks:
signature: left: "Wm HWalker"
inscription: upper right: "KERENSKY."
inscription and date: lower center: "A. Kerensky / 15/[Dec?] 28"
Inscriptions:
Signed at middle left in graphite: "Wm H Walker"; at upper right: "KERENSKY."; signed by sitter at lower center: "A. Kerensky 15/?? 28[?]"
Gallery Label:
Kerensky was premier and commander-in-chief of Russia in 1917. He lived in the United States from 1940 until the end of his life.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1928
eMuseum Object ID:
44662
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Ruth Sears Baker Pratt (1877-1965)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1929
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 4 7/16 in. ( 16.2 x 11.3 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.80
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Wm H.Walker"
inscriptions and date: lower left: "Ruth Pratt" and lower right: "DUTCH TREAT / Mar. 12 -'29"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / DUTCH TREAT / Mar 12 -- 29"; signed by sitter at lower left: "Ruth Pratt"
Gallery Label:
In 1925 Ruth Pratt was the first woman elected to New York's Board of Aldermen. She subsequently served two terms in Congress, representing New York's 17th District (1929-33). She was the first congresswoman elected in New York State.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
44661
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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