Phineas Bond, Esq.: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1778
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, mounted on card
Dimensions:
frame: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 13.3 x 1.9 cm )
image height: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Head of male subject in right-facing profile; image hollow-cut from beige paper with black textile backing, with paper and textile cut in an irregular oval shape and affixed to off-white paper above handwritten inscription; circular wooden frame with mottled green and gold coloration.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Anna Johnson, through Sigmund Rothchild, 1953
Object Number:
Z.2355
Marks:
inscription: on front: "Phineas Bond, Esq / cut by Major Andre / for / Miss Rebecca Redman / at Philadelphia / AD 1778"
inscriptions: on paper affixed to back of frame: "Foxhall A. Parker / April 22nd 1868," "Miss Laurence . . .," "Henry Penington / The
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Phineas Bond, Esq / cut by Major Andre / for / Rebecca Redman / at Philadelphia / AD 1778."; verso inscription illegible; verso of frame backing inscribed in brown ink: "Henry Pennington / This Gift of his / Cousin / Miss Elizabeth Laurence / after Mr. H. Pennington's Death / this profile was returned to me / and I now give it to Foxhall / A. Parker - E. Lawrence / Augt. 1862"
Gallery Label:
According to Mrs. E. Nevill Jackson, this silhouette by Major John Andre is the only known portrait of Phineas Bond, a personal friend of George Washington. Dr. Redman, the father of Miss Rebecca Redman, to whom the silhouette is inscribed, was also a friend of Washington's ("Silhouette," 1938, p. 76 - note that the name "Redman" appears as "Redmond").
Provenance:
Descended through the family of elizabeth Lawrence from her cousin Henry Pennington
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1778
eMuseum Object ID:
42266
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Sarah M. Gallop (1787-1866): Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black glass underlay, and black ink
Dimensions:
frame: 6 1/2 x 5 x 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 12.7 x 2.2 cm )
image height: 3 1/4 in. ( 8.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; image hollow-cut from beige paper with black glass underlay; details of hair and costume drawn in ink on margins of cut-out; oval wooden frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George A. Zabriskie, 1953
Object Number:
Z.2404
Marks:
inscription: on paper affixed to back: "Mrs. Sarah Gallop"
Gallery Label:
The subject was the daughter of John Shannon and Martha Reed.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
42265
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849): Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1812
Medium:
Black ink and gouache on paper
Dimensions:
frame: 9 x 8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm )
image height: 4 1/8 in. ( 10.5 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; reverse painedt black glass with oval window gilded rectangular frame.
Object Number:
Z.2383
Marks:
signature: below bust: "R. F. FECIT"
inscription: on label affixed to back: "Albert Gallatin / by / Robert Fulton / Inscribed under glass A. Gallatin 1812"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right of center in brown ink: "R. F. FECIT"; at lower right: "A Gallatin 1812"
Gallery Label:
A diplomat and financier, Gallatin was born and educated in Switzerland but came to the Colonies during the struggle for independence. He served in the Pennsylvania state legislature (1790-92), and in Congress (1792-93, 1795-1801); under Presidents Jefferson and Madison he was secretary of treasury; he later served as United States minister to France (1816-23) and England (1826-27). From 1843 to 1849 he was president of N-YHS.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
42264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Henry Lingan Cotheal: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1822-1856
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and gold metallic pigment on card
Dimensions:
frame: 8 1/8 x 6 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 20.6 x 16.8 x 3.5 cm )
image height: 4 in. ( 10.2 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; silhouette painted in dark gray on beigecard with details of hair and costume painted in black, gray, and gold; gilded rectangular frame.
Object Number:
Z.2380
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
42263
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1945
Medium:
Brown and black crayon and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. ( 50.2 x 55.2 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Enit Kaufman
Object Number:
1947.217
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Enit Kaufman"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Enit Kaufman"
Gallery Label:
Joseph Barrow Louis was the full legal name of this former world's heavyweight boxing champion. He was born near Lafayette, Alabama, and grew up in Detroit after the death of his father, a sharecropper. He defeated James J. Braddock in Chicago in 1937 to win the heavyweight crown, a title he held for twelve years.
Provenance:
Enit Kaufman and Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Portraits (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
42261
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medical Satire
Classification:
Medium:
Black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 10 in. ( 31.8 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Cartoon: Various vignettes, some partially framed, with doctors, some with patients.
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Various vignettes with a doctor, some with patients.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.826
Marks:
black ink: upper right: ". psychiatre et/ souris"
black ink: upper right, below previous: ". bonhomme qui/ avale le/ termometre/ ."
black ink: middle right: "deformation/ professionnesse/ ."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in black ink: "a psych/u/iatre et / souris / a bonhomme qui / avale le / termometre"; at middle right edge: "deformation / professionnelle / ."
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
42254
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Christmas Card Design
Classification:
Medium:
Watercolor and black ink on paper with blue crayon framing lines
Dimensions:
image window: 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 19 cm )
Overall: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 31.8 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Design drawing: Christmas card design with Santa in his sleigh pulled by four reindeer driving on the snow past a large apartment building. A doorman with an umbrella welcomes him and a grey poodle wearing a red ribbon runs alongside.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.830
Marks:
black ink: lower left: "copyright logo fabres"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in black ink: "© fabrès"
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
42252
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Francine Salmon? (-)
Classification:
Medium:
Black ink on beige paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 6 in. ( 10.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Portrait: Bust-length portrait of woman Francine Salmon with her chin resting on her hands. Paper laid down on heavier paper.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.829
Marks:
black ink: lower right: "Pour Francine-/ Antoinette/ Schulte"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in black ink: "Pour Francine / Antoinette / Schulte"
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
42250
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (1882-1961)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1940-45
Medium:
Black ink and wash, watercolor, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 15 3/8 in. ( 45.7 x 39.1 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Enit Kaufman
Object Number:
1947.180
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Enit Kaufman"
Gallery Label:
Sam Rayburn studied law and established his practice in Bonham, Texas, in 1908. Five years later he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where he served until his death, a total of forty-eight years. One of the powers of the Democratic party, he was elected Speaker of the House in 1940 and except for two brief periods held that position for the next twenty-one years.
Provenance:
Enit Kaufman and Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Portraits (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
42247
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Study for a Cartoon: The Expectant Father
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 10 in. ( 31.8 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Cartoon: Satirical sketches of an "expectant father" who wears a moustache with a nurse who brings out babies wearing moustaches.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.825
Marks:
black ink: upper center: "The/ expectant/ father/ f."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at upper left center in black ink: "The / expectant / Father / F."
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
42245
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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