Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887); verso: sketch of a head
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1860-70
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink on card; graphite
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. ( 29.2 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.584
Marks:
Inscribed: at lower left: "Mlle. Jenny Lind"
Inscribed: at lower right:"by Alfred Bryan A.B."
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "AB [monogram]"; inscribed below in black ink: "By Alfred Bryan."; at lower left: "Madlle Jenny Lind."; at upper right in graphite: "4 wide"; above in black ink: "Jenny Lind"; verso inscribed at upper left in graphite: "Water color sketch of / 'Jenny Lind,' by / Alfred Bryan, / London / (1852-1899.) / Acquired by 'L.W.' / Dec. 1927."; at center in blue crayon: "A Bryan"; at lower right in graphite: "Alfred Bryan"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
33748
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belvedere Tower, Central Park, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1943-47
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Edith Bry
Object Number:
1974.45
Marks:
inscriptions: Signature lower right in ink: Bry
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black watercolor: "Bry"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1947
eMuseum Object ID:
33747
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snowshoe Dance (Ojibbeway)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: about ten men wearing animal pelts and carrying feathered poles, spears, tomahawks and pipes dance in several styles of bent wood frame woven mesh snowshoes, some with rounded toes, some with pointed toes that curve up.
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.160
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 160. / Snow Shoe Dance. (Ojibbeway)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
33743
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Begging Dance (Sioux)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a group of twelve men with long hair and grimaces dancing with pipes, spears, hand drums, bells and other instruments; performed for strangers in anticipation of receiving gifts
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.149
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 149. / Begging Dance. (Sioux)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
33739
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bear Hunt (K'nisteneux)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: two long haired Kristeneaux men with a spear and tomahawk fight two bears from horseback while the bears try to maul the horses
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.147
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 147. / Bear Hunt. (K'nisteneux)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
33736
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shooting Buffalos (With Self Portrait)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: Catlin and a Sioux hunter abandon the wolf-skin guises used to approach the herd and shoot openly at one dying bull; see earlier scene 1872.23.140
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.141
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 141. / Shooting Buffalos. (the Author)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
33735
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Breaking a Wild Horse (Pawnee)
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a Pawnee native with a shaved head holds a stolidly resistant horse by a long tether while another male attempts to lasso a horse in the background
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.135
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 135. / Breaking a wild horse. (Pawnee)"
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
33734
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of British and Loyalist Troops Serving at Stony Point, New York, in 1779, American Revolution: Battalion Soldier, 63rd Regiment of Foot, Summer Dress
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1938
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 9 1/4 in. ( 30.5 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. LeRoy E. Kimball
Object Number:
1957.266
Marks:
inscription: on the lower right: "A.R. Cattley/1938"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown watercolor: "A. R. Cattley / 1938"; verso inscribed at upper left in black ink: "63rd Regiment of Foot. / (Raised 1758)"; followed by a long inscription with regimental history and color annotations; at lower right: "Picture shows a Battalion / soldier of c.1779. / (in summer field dress)"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
33728
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buffalo Bull and Cow
Classification:
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Studies of Native Americans: Catlin's portrait of the mainstay of Native American life in the Great Plains-the American Bison ('Plains Buffalo')
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.133
Inscriptions:
Signed at right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 133. / Buffalo Bull & Cow."
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
33707
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Maya (Three Men, One Woman, and a Child)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1866-68
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description:
Ethnography. Studies of Native Americans: a spiritual leader or 'medicine man', a hunter with a bow and his wife carrying a basket; in the background, a female tribe member and a boy
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
1872.23.117
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions:
Signed at right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 117. / Maya."
Provenance:
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
33698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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