Satire of Healthcare: Streptomagma…
Classification:
Date:
1958
Medium:
Black ink, gray wash, and orange and green pastel on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 10 in. ( 31.8 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Cartoon: satire of healthcare and the body's immune system fighting disease. Images of men fighting germs and repairing body parts with central rectangular window containing a detail of three men repairing a leaking vein or artery. Two additional pages of notes on yellow legal paper (b, c).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.822
Marks:
black ink: upper right: "Wyeth/ Sept/ 58"
black ink: upper right, left of previous: "Cover/ 8 1/2 x 11/ 2 colors/ black/ orange/ black/ green./ degradé"
black ink: upper right, below previous: "STREPTOMAGMA/ noir et/ orange/ AMEBAMAGMA/ noir et vert ol
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in black ink: "Wyeth / Sept / 58"; "Cover. / 8 1/2 x 11 / 2 colors / black / orange / black / green. / degradé"; to right: "STREPTOMAGMA / noir et / orange / AMEBAMAGMA / noir et vert olive"; at center: "detailing card / 5 x 8"
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1958
eMuseum Object ID:
42244
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
William Tappan: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1793
Medium:
Gray wash and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 12 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 32.1 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Life-size (?) right-facing profile of male subject; ink wash within graphite outline on paper with handwritten inscription below.
Credit Line:
Gift of John K. Wright, 1945
Object Number:
Z.2469
Marks:
inscription: on front: "William Tappan Pittsfield / 1793"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "William Tappan Pittsfield / 1793"
Gallery Label:
This profile portrait is one of about two dozen found among the papers of Benjamin Tappan, great-grandfather of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1793
eMuseum Object ID:
42243
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Thomas Allen (1743-1810): Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1793
Medium:
Gray wash and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 12 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 32.1 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Life-size (?) right-facing profile of male subject; ink wash within graphite outline on cream paper with handwritten inscription below.
Credit Line:
Gift of John K. Wright, 1945
Object Number:
Z.2468
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Thomas Allen Esqr Lanesborough / -- 1793"
Gallery Label:
This profile portrait of Thomas Allen is one of about two dozen found among the papers of Benjamin Tappan, great-grandfather of the donor. Allen was a native of Massachusetts, as was Tappan. He was the first minister of Pittsfield, Mass., and a chaplain during the American Revolution.
Date Begin:
1793
Date End:
1793
eMuseum Object ID:
42242
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Woman: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black paper underlay mounted on album page
Dimensions:
image height: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
sheet: 11 x 8 in. ( 27.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black paper backing; mounted on thin, cream wove bond-type paper with two other silhouettes of female subjects.
Object Number:
Z.2467c
Marks:
inscription in ink: on front of sheet: "Examples of / Head Dressing / 125-150 years ago."
inscription in ink: on second (loose) sheet: "Made in / Eastern Mass / 125-150 years ago."
Inscriptions:
Album page inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Examples of / Head Dressing / 125-150 years ago."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42241
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Woman: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black paper underlay mounted on album page
Dimensions:
image height: 3 1/8 in. ( 7.9 cm )
sheet: 11 x 8 in. ( 27.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black paper backing; mounted on rectangular sheet with two other silhouettes of female subjects.
Object Number:
Z.2467b
Marks:
inscription in ink: on front of sheet: "Examples of / Head Dressing / 125-150 years ago."
inscription in ink: on second (loose) sheet: "Made in / Eastern Mass / 125-150 years ago."
Inscriptions:
Album page inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Examples of / Head Dressing / 125-150 years ago."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42240
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Woman: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black paper underlay mounted on album page
Dimensions:
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
sheet: 11 x 8 in. ( 27.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black paper backing; mounted on rectangular sheet with two other silhouettes of female subjects.
Object Number:
Z.2467a
Marks:
inscription in ink: on front of sheet: "Examples of / Head Dressing / 125-150 years ago."
inscription in ink: on second (loose) sheet: "Made in / Eastern Mass / 125-150 years ago."
Inscriptions:
Album page inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Examples of / Head Dressing / 125-150 years ago."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42239
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pol Plançon (1851-1914) as "Mephisto": Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1900
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, black ink, and gray wash, laid on board
Dimensions:
cardboard: 14 x 10 1/4 in. ( 35.6 x 26 cm )
image height: 6 1/2 in. ( 16.5 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of bearded male subject in right-facing profile; black paper cut-out with incised details mounted on rectangular piece of cardboard with inscription in ink below bust; shadow in light gray wash.
Object Number:
Z.2465
Marks:
signature and date: below bust: "K. P. Parker fecit"
inscription: below bust: "To / Pol Plançon as Mephisto: / Sometimes things go by contraries; / Virtue by vice is screened; / "'Twixt you and I,"-that must be why / Pol Plançon plays the fiend!"
stam
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center in black ink: "K. P. Parker fecit. --"; below: "To Pol Plançon as Mephisto: / Sometimes things go by contraries; / Virtue by vice is screened; / 'Twixt you and I', -- that must be why / Pol Plançon plays the fiend!"
Provenance:
Emma Thursby Collection
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
42238
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wharton Barker (1846-1921): Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1901
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out and graphite, laid on board
Dimensions:
cardboard: 12 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. ( 32.7 x 23.5 cm )
image height: 6 1/4 in. ( 15.9 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of bearded male subject in left-facing profile, drawn in graphite; black paper cut-out mounted on rectangular piece of cardboard with inscription in ink below bust.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert Grimshaw, 1930
Object Number:
Z.2464
Marks:
signature and date: below bust: "Kate P. Parker fecit"
inscription in ink: below bust: "Dear Miss Parker / this is me / Wharton Barker"
inscription in ink: on back: "Wharton Barker / originator of / Penn Club / The American Party - / Taken by Kate P. Pa
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center in black ink: "Kate P. Parker fecit --"; signed and inscribed below by sitter in gray ink: "Dear miss Parker / This is me / Wharton Barker"; at lower left in graphite: "(chair pose)"; verso inscribed in gray ink: "Wharton Barker / originator of / Penn Club / The American Party / Taken by Kate P. Parker / Phila. May 1905."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
42237
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Woman: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
sheet: 6 x 3 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject, hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.492b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42236
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Johanna Beekman: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with blue paper underlay, and brown ink
Dimensions:
Framed: 5 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 3/4 in. (13 × 11.4 × 1.9 cm)
Image: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut by machine with blue underlay and hair drawn in sepia on margin of cut-out; in oval window of rectangular frame made of wood faced with molded and gilded sheet brass.
Credit Line:
Beekman Family Association Fund, 1952
Object Number:
Z.2357
Marks:
inscribed in ink: on paper affixed to back: "Mrs. Abraham [K. Beekman] / 'Johanna Beekman' / Property of Mrs. W. B. / Beekman"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "T.P. JONES / FECIT"; fragmentary label on old frame backing inscribed in brown ink: "Mrs. Abraham K.[cut] / 'Johanna Beekman' / Property of Mrs W. B / Beekman"
Gallery Label:
Johanna (Beekman) Beekman was the daughter of Gerard W. Beekman and the niece of James Beekman.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42234
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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