Sketchbook of 55 Folios
Classification:
Date:
1838-40
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. ( 9.5 x 15.6 cm )
with accessory: 3 3/4 x 6 3/8 in. ( 9.5 x 16.2 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lennox Wright II
Object Number:
1952.447
Marks:
inscriptions: inscribed on individual sheets. Red marker inscriptions are a later addition.
Inscriptions:
Various inscriptions throughout in red ink by the artist's son
Gallery Label:
Lavinia Dorothy Simons, an amateur still-life and portrait painter, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Horlbeck) Simons. In 1820 she met and married Charles Cushing Wright, who was then working in Charleston as an engraver; in 1823 the couple moved to New York where they lived the rest of their lives. Mrs. Wright became a teacher, and was an early advocate of women's rights.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
20941
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Sketchbook of Views of the Northeastern United States with 137 Folios, 1 blank
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1816
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink and wash with touches of gouache on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. ( 12.4 x 22.5 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Beekman Family Association Fund
Object Number:
1958.85
Marks:
inscriptions: inside front cover: "J.R.W...1816"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper right of inside of front cover in brown ink: "J.R.W.....1816."; copious inscriptions and annotations throughout
Provenance:
Old Print Shop, New York City
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
20940
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Sketchbook of U.S. and Canadian Views with 29 Folios, 15 blank
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1840
Medium:
Graphite and brown ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. ( 22.2 x 29.8 cm )
with accessory: 9 1/16 x 12 1/8 in. ( 23 x 30.8 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1909.46
Marks:
inscriptions: dealer's stamp inside cover: "THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY/Publishers and Booksellers/Importers of Old & Rare Books/Caxton Building, CLEVELAND, OHIO"
Inscriptions:
Various inscriptions throughout, two pages dated 1840
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
20939
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Sketchbook of 45 Folios, 1 blank
Classification:
Date:
1887-88
Medium:
Graphite, charcoal, and Conté crayon on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 9 in. ( 14 x 22.9 cm )
with accessory: 5 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. ( 14.6 x 23.7 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of Gertrude O. Tubby
Object Number:
1951.740
Marks:
inscriptions: front page: "Jos. Tubby" dealer's stamp, inner cover: "FOR LEAD PENCIL, OR CRAYON DRAWING" "Thomas T. KNIGHT/ARTIST'S MATERIALS/334"
Inscriptions:
First page signed in conté crayon: "Jos. Tubby"; various inscriptions throughout
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family; Gertrude O. Tubby, Montclair, New Jersey
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
20938
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Sketchbook with 34 Folios, 2 blank
Classification:
Date:
1847
Medium:
Graphite, white gouache, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. ( 14.6 x 23.8 cm )
with accessory: 5 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of Waldron K. Post
Object Number:
1950.431
Marks:
Inscribed: on inside cover, in ink: "a bord du Saint-Nicolas/Du Havre 16 Juillet a New York 23--aout / 1847 / R.T."
Inscriptions:
First page inscribed at center in brown ink: "a'bord du Saint-Nicolas. / Du Hâvré -- 16 Juillet -- a'new-york -- 23 août / 1847. / R. T."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
20937
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Sketchbook of 45 Folios
Classification:
Date:
1872-95
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 25.1 cm )
with accessory: 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. ( 19 x 26 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Object Number:
1954.153a
Marks:
inscriptions: on inside cover: "Sketchbook of Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (1870 - 1896)" label affixed to back cover: "MAISON COLIN/FABRIQUE DE TOILES/+ COULEURS FINES/Articles de Peinture/Place du Louvre, i des Pretres (?)"
Inscriptions:
Occasional inscriptions throughout
Provenance:
Whitney Museum of American Art
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
20935
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Sketchbook of 42 Folios
Classification:
Date:
1875-77
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 27 cm )
with accessory: 8 3/4 x 11 in. ( 22.2 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Object Number:
1954.153b
Marks:
inscriptions: on inside cover: "Sketchbook of/A Wordsworth Thompson, NA., (1840 - 1896) Paris, France, 1895"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed on verso of last page in black ink: "AW Thompson / No 2 Rue Jacob -- / Paris -- "; occasional inscriptions throughout
Provenance:
Whitney Museum of American Art
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
20934
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Sketchbook of 43 Folios
Classification:
Date:
1872
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, white lead pigment, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 12 in. ( 22.9 x 30.5 cm )
with accessory: 9 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. ( 24.1 x 31.1 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Object Number:
1954.153e
Marks:
inscriptions: on inside cover: "Sketchbook/A. Wordsworth Thompson, NA/1872"
Inscriptions:
Occasional inscriptions throughout
Provenance:
Whitney Museum of American Art
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1872
eMuseum Object ID:
20933
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Sketchbook of 40 Folios, 2 blank
Classification:
Date:
1878-80
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 27 cm )
with accessory: 8 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. ( 22.2 x 27.6 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Object Number:
1954.153c
Marks:
inscriptions: inside cover: "Sketchbook of/A Wordsworth Thompson, N.A."
Inscriptions:
Occasional inscriptions throughout
Provenance:
Whitney Museum of American Art
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
20932
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Sketchbook of 53 Folios, 8 blank, 1 loose sheet, and 1 photographic reproduction
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1882-3
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, white lead pigment, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (23.5 x 30.2 cm)
Description:
Landscape painting
Credit Line:
Gift of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Object Number:
1954.153d
Marks:
inscriptions: inside front cover: "Sketchbook/Wordsworth Thompson, NA./Mediterranean Countries, 1883"
Inscriptions:
Occasional inscriptions throughout
Provenance:
Whitney Museum of American Art
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1883
eMuseum Object ID:
20931
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