Portrait of Harold Willis Dodds (1889-1980)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1933
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:
1990.1.170
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "WHWalker / Dec 12 / 33"
inscriptions: lower right: "HWDodds" and lower left: "PRES. DODDS / PRINCETON UNIVERSITY"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "W H. Walker / Dec 12/33 / PRES DODDS / PRINCETON UNIVERSITY"; signed by sitter at lower right: "HW Dodds"
Gallery Label:
H. W. Dodds was president of Princeton University from 1933 to 1954.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1933
eMuseum Object ID:
43856
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987)
Classification:
Date:
1933
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:
1990.1.169
Marks:
inscriptions and date: lower right: "Yours in sympathy - / Jascha Heifetz / 1933 / Dec 12/33 / JACOBO HEIFITZ"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Dec 12/33 JACOBO HEIFETZ"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Yours in sympathy -- / Jascha Heifetz / 1933"
Gallery Label:
Russian-born violinist Jascha Heifetz made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall on October 27, 1917.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1933
eMuseum Object ID:
43855
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait Toscha Seidel (1899-1962)
Classification:
Date:
1933
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:
1990.1.167
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm H Walker / Oct 17/33 / D. T."
inscriptions: right: "Toscha Seidel" and lower left: "TOSCHA SEIDEL"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Oct 17/33 / D. T. / TOSCHA SEIDEL"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Toscha Seidel"
Gallery Label:
The subject, a native of Odessa, had his American debut as a concert violinist at Carnegie Hall on April 14, 1918. He later performed as a soloist for CBS (1930-32) and MGM Studios (1938-39).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1933
eMuseum Object ID:
43854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1933
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:
1990.1.166
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm.H.Walker / Oct 17/33 / D. T."
inscriptions: lower left: "F. LAGUARDIA / MAYOR ELECT N.Y.C." and lower right: "F. LaGuardia"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / Oct 17/33 / D. T. / F. LAGUARDIA / MAYOR ELECT N.Y.C."; signed by sitter at lower right: "F. LaGuardia"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1933
eMuseum Object ID:
43853
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ford Hacks Off the Head of the Statue Liberty
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1975
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Description:
Cartoon was published in the Public Employee Press
Credit Line:
Gift of Mark Gotbaum
Object Number:
2001.42
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "M.G."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1975
eMuseum Object ID:
43840
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The "New York Times" as Dragon Attacking City Workers
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1975
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Description:
Cartoon was published in the Public Employee Press
Credit Line:
Gift of Mark Gotbaum
Object Number:
2001.41
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "M.G."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1975
eMuseum Object ID:
43839
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Landscape
Classification:
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Watercolor on paper laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 9 7/8 in. ( 20.3 x 25.1 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1933.191[dup]
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "NDW"; mount signed at lower right: "Nora D. Woodman"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
43828
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Bay of New York from Hudson City, New Jersey
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1858
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite and black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 20 3/8 in. (38.1 x 51.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Abbott-Lenox Fund
Object Number:
1966.3
Marks:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in brown watercolor: "The Bay of New York. from Hudson City / W. R. Miller. 1858"; many annotations outside image
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in brown watercolor: "The Bay of New York. from Hudson City / W. R. Miller. 1858"; many annotations outside image
Provenance:
Robert Carlen, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1966
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
43822
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Volunteer Cavalryman on Horseback
Classification:
Date:
1898
Medium:
Black ink, gray wash, white gouache, charcoal, and graphite on brown paper laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (29.2 x 24.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Hopkins Adams
Object Number:
1946.372
Marks:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in black ink: "W. Glackens / Tampa"; mount inscribed at lower left in black ink [partially scraped off]: "…Gomez's"; at upper right: "#7466"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in black ink: "W. Glackens / Tampa"; mount inscribed at lower left in black ink [partially scraped off]: "…Gomez's"; at upper right: "#7466"
Provenance:
Samuel Hopkins Adams, Auburn, New York
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
43821
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Huey Long (1893-1935)
Classification:
Date:
1933
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 5 5/16 in. ( 17.5 x 13.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.164
Marks:
signature, date and inscription: lower left: "Wm HWalker / Apr 18/33 / DUTCH TREAT / CLUB / SEN. HUEY LONG"
inscription: lower right: "H. . . [G?] L. . ."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Apr 18/33 / DUTCH TREAT / CLUB / SEN. HUEY LONG"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Huey Long"
Gallery Label:
Governor and Senator of Louisiana, Long, nicknamed "The Kingfish," was known for his flamboyance and crude charm. He advocated progressive use of public funds to alleviate poverty, and fought New Deal legislation because it didn't go far enough to redistribute wealth in America.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1933
eMuseum Object ID:
43820
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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