Incidents in the Life of George Washington: "Leaves for Continental Congress"
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Classification:
Highlight:
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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:
1936.944l
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "leaves for / Continental Congress"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "leaves for / Continental Congress"; historical and publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1919
eMuseum Object ID:
41041
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Incidents in the Life of George Washington: "Keeps 'Fast Day'"
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Classification:
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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:
1936.944k
Marks:
inscriptions: upper left: "2d / lot / 11 / Should be / [thumbnail sketch] Shape 2" and "RH Lee" identifying figure standing to left of Washington
inscriptions: upper right: "Sent 4 Oct 1919" and "P / Henry" identifying figure standing to right of Washing
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Washington No. 11. / Keeps 'Fast Day' / Bruton Church"; historical and publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1919
eMuseum Object ID:
41040
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Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967)
Classification:
Date:
1944
Medium:
Watercolor, white tempera, and graphite on heavy watercolor paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 x 19 in. ( 58.4 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Enit Kaufman
Object Number:
1947.183
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Enit Kaufman"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in black ink: "Enit Kaufman 1944"
Gallery Label:
Henry J. Kaiser was born in Canajoharie, New York, the son of Frank and Mary (Yapps) Kaiser. An industrialist and corporate executive, he was involved during the 1930s in the construction of Boulder, Parker, and Grand Coulee Dam, and in the erection of the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
Provenance:
Enit Kaufman and Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Portraits (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1944
eMuseum Object ID:
41033
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Profile Portrait of Philip Grim (1766-1821)
Classification:
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Date:
c. 1784
Medium:
Pastel on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. ( 24.4 x 19.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Philip Grim Schermerhorn, great-grandaughter-in-law of the sitter
Object Number:
1972.8
Marks:
inscription: on back: "THIS PASTEL PORTRAIT--LEFT TO PHILIP GRIM SCHERMERHORN BY THE LAST WILL OF HIS GRANDMOTHER MARIA ISABELLA SCHERMERHORN (DIED JULY 28, 1890) A DAUGHTER OF PHILIP GRIM"
Gallery Label:
Philip Grim was the son of David Grim (1737-1826), who became a merchant after 1789. The subject entered his father's business and subsequently became a partner. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his great-granddaughter-in-law.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1784
eMuseum Object ID:
41028
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Mrs. Nathaniel Camp Griffith (d. 1828)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1805-1810
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 19 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Clapham
Object Number:
1916.5
Marks:
inscription: on back of frame: "Mary Ellicott Griffith, daughter of / Andrew Griffith [sic: should read 'Ellicott'] and wife of C. Nathaniel Griffith [sic: should read 'Nathaniel C. Griffith']"
Gallery Label:
Mary Ellicott was the daughter of Andrew Ellicott and Sarah (Brown) Ellicott. Her father was a noted surveyor who completed the Mason-Dixon Line and "re-drew" Pierre L'Enfant's original plans for the city of Washington, D.C.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
41026
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Landscape on the Grounds of Pelham Priory, New Rochelle, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1854
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache and graphite with selective glazing on prepared paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 14 5/16 in. ( 25.4 x 36.4 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Landscape on the grounds of Pelham Priory with two large trees in the foreground; at the left a man walking, wearing a hat, carrying a walking stick in his right hand over his shoulder, a coat over his right arm; three cows grazing in the distant middle ground; a couple (man and woman) strolling in the background.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Miriam Godofsky
Object Number:
1999.9
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor over graphite: "W.R. Miller Del. / Morrisania, NY."; at lower right: "Pelham Priory NY. / New Rochelle. / Sept. 29th 1854."
Date Begin:
1854
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
41001
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-30
Classification:
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Date:
1830
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, white lead pigment, and graphite with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper partially backed
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 5/8 x 32 7/8 in. ( 54.9 x 83.5 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.414a
Marks:
inscriptions: Bottom center, in ink: To the Commonwealth of Virginia, this picture of the Virginia Convention is respectfully dedicated by / Geo. Catlin. Richmond 1830 / Copyright secured. Lower left: Geo: Catlin pinx.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed on fragmentary pieces of paper, once probably below image in brown ink: "To the Commonwealth of Virginia, this picture of the 'VIRGINIA CONVENTION' is respectfully dedicated by / Geo. Catlin. Richmond. 1830 / Copyright secured."; at right: "Geo Catlin pinxt"
Gallery Label:
N-YHS Quarterly, April 1948, p 69-77 "The Last Meeting of the Giants" by R.W. Vail
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
40546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Atom Bombing of New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, 12-13
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Classification:
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Date:
1950
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on masonite
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 3/8 x 32 3/4 x 1/4 in. (44.1 x 83.2 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Landscape which depicts the smoke and fire that have engulfed lower Manhattan in the wake of an atomic blast.
Credit Line:
Gift of Chesley Bonestell
Object Number:
1956.8
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in oil: "Chesley Bonestell"
Gallery Label:
This painting was originally published in Collier's to illustrate an article by John Lear entitled, "Hiroshima U.S.A., Can Anything Be Done About It?"; the caption of the picture reads: "A cloud of black grime masked the lower city...where 100,000 people had lived--in an area roughly fifteen blocks long and twenty blocks across--there was now an ugly brown-red scar...beyond the rim of the scar, thousands of fires were lighted."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
40542
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Atom Bombing of Moscow, U.S.S.R.; preparatory for "A-Bomb Mission to Moscow" in Collier's, October 27, 1951
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Classification:
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Date:
1950
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 3/8 x 18 1/8 in. ( 56.8 x 46 cm )
Description:
Landscape that depicts the destruction of Moscow with the Kremlin and St. Basil's Church completely obliterated, and the Red Square heaped with rubble.
Credit Line:
Gift of Chesley Bonestell
Object Number:
1956.10
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in oil: "Chesley Bonestell"
Gallery Label:
Bonestell's depiction of the destruction of Moscow was to illustrate the article "A-Bomb Mission to Moscow", by Edward R. Murrow. This picture was originally published in Collier's World War III issue, "Preview of the War We Do Not Want."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1951
eMuseum Object ID:
40541
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Pylon of the Old Reservoir, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York City
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Classification:
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Date:
c. 1900-10
Medium:
Crayon on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. ( 28.6 x 43.8 cm )
mat: 16 x 22 in. ( 40.6 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Architecture: This shows the Egyptian motif of the distributing reservoir on Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd streets.
Credit Line:
Gift of Victor Wilbour
Object Number:
1915.72
Marks:
signed: lower right: "V. Wilbour"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black crayon: "V. Wilbour"; verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Pylon, Old Reservoir, 5th Ave & 42 St. / By Victor Wilbour"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
40265
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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