Portrait of an Unidentified Young Man; verso: six studies of male heads (several of Charles Gifford 1827-1861) and one of a horse, 1844
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Classification:
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Date:
1844
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in. ( 10 x 8.6 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Object Number:
1983.49
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Hudson Nov 1844"; verso inscribed along upper margin in graphite: "H + A F1633"
Gallery Label:
Portrait of an Unidentified Young Man; verso: six studies of male heads (several of Charles Gifford 1827-1861) and one of an animal , 1844
Provenance:
Collection and estate of the artist; Richard Butler, 1881; Gifford Pinchot, New Jersey, 1978; Mr. And Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, New York City
Date Begin:
1844
Date End:
1844
eMuseum Object ID:
61184
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Bernard Schiff (1921-2005)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1956
Medium:
Black ink wash on brown paper napkin
Dimensions:
sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 in. (27 x 35.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Bernard J. Schiff and Ruth Davis Schiff
Object Number:
2006.19
Provenance:
Bernard J. Schiff and Ruth Schiff, New York City
Date Begin:
1956
Date End:
1956
eMuseum Object ID:
60158
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
School of Ballet: Design for a Cover of "The New Yorker"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1934-1935
Medium:
Poster paint, watercolor, and graphite on Joseph Torch Board
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 7/8 x 14 in. (50.5 x 35.6 cm)
Description:
On the verso of one of the final layouts the artist annotated the class as taking place on 58th--crossed out 59th--Street and Broadway. Related to his four other designs the same cover, see objects 2006.18.9 - 2006.18.13
Credit Line:
Gift of Carole Pesner and Katherine Degn
Object Number:
2006.18.13
Gallery Label:
This work is related to the artist's painting 'Crowd', 1933-34, in a private collection in Brighton, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
1934
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
60072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
School of Ballet: Design Layout for a Cover of "The New Yorker"
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1934-1935
Medium:
Poster paint, watercolor, and graphite on Joseph Torch Board
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 7/8 x 15 1/8 in. (50.5 x 38.4 cm)
Description:
Related to his four other designs the same cover, see objects 2006.18.9 - 2006.18.13
Credit Line:
Gift of Carole Pesner and Katherine Degn
Object Number:
2006.18.12
Gallery Label:
This work is related to the artist's painting 'Crowd', 1933-34, in a private collection in Brighton, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
1934
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
60071
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
School of Ballet: Design for a Cover of "The New Yorker"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1934-1935
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on newsprint (Whiting Paper Company watermark)
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 3/8 x 12 1/16 in. (44.1 x 30.6 cm)
Description:
Related to his four other designs the same cover, see objects 2006.18.9 - 2006.18.13
Credit Line:
Gift of Carole Pesner and Katherine Degn
Object Number:
2006.18.11
Gallery Label:
This work is related to the artist's painting 'Crowd', 1933-34, in a private collection in Brighton, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
1934
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
60070
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
School of Ballet: Design for a Cover of "The New Yorker"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1934-1935
Medium:
Crayon and graphite on newsprint
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 13/16 x 13 7/8 in. (42.7 x 35.2 cm)
Description:
Related to his four other designs the same cover, see objects 2006.18.9 - 2006.18.13
Credit Line:
Gift of Carole Pesner and Katherine Degn
Object Number:
2006.18.10
Gallery Label:
This work is related to the artist's painting 'Crowd', 1933-34, in a private collection in Brighton, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
1934
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
60069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Life Study of Ballet Class
Classification:
Date:
1934-1935
Medium:
Oil on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 14 1/8 in. (30.5 x 35.9 cm), irregular
Description:
Related to his four other designs the same cover, see objects 2006.18.10 - 2006.18.13
Credit Line:
Gift of Carole Pesner and Katherine Degn
Object Number:
2006.18.9
Gallery Label:
This work is related to the artist's painting 'Crowd', 1933-34, in a private collection in Brighton, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
1934
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
60068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Depression Crowd with Men in Coats and Hats: Design for the Cover of "The New Yorker"
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Classification:
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Date:
mid-1930s
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/8 x 15 1/4 in. (51.1 x 38.7 cm), irregular
Description:
This design is related to his painting "Crowd", 1933-34, in a private collection in Brighton, Massachusetts; with Moses Soyer (1899-1974)*
Credit Line:
Gift of Carole Pesner and Katherine Degn
Object Number:
2006.18.8
Gallery Label:
This work is related to the artist's painting 'Crowd', 1933-34, in a private collection in Brighton, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
1930
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
60067
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Picnic Scene: Design for the Cover of "The New Yorker"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1937
Medium:
Crayon and black ink on newsprint
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 13 7/8 in. (43.2 x 35.2 cm), irregular
Description:
Sketch for a cover design for New Yorker Magazine.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carole Pesner and Katherine Degn
Object Number:
2006.18.7
Date Begin:
1937
Date End:
1937
eMuseum Object ID:
60066
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Knitting, Weaving, and the Jacquard Loom: Preliminary Study for a Mural at Textile High School, New York City
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Classification:
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Date:
1930s
Medium:
Black crayon and black ink and wash on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 30 in. (25.4 x 76.2 cm), irregular and torn
Description:
Mural design for Textile High School, formerly known as Straubenmuller Textile High School, currently called Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities, 351 West 18th Street
Credit Line:
Gift of Carole Pesner and Katherine Degn
Object Number:
2006.18.6
Inscriptions:
Various artist annotations around image
Date Begin:
1930
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
60065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




