View from the Brooklyn Bridge Looking Toward Manhattan, Brooklyn, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
after 1883
Medium:
Black ink, white gouache, collage, and graphite on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 11 in. ( 22.5 x 27.9 cm )
mat: 10 x 14 in. ( 25.4 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1904.28
Marks:
inscription: lower: "Reduce to 8 inches long Dec 5/04 350"
Inscriptions:
Various publication annotations on card
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
19293
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Camp of Tinkers, Darlington, Durham, England
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1837
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and brown ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 11.7 x 16.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.351
Marks:
signature and date: lower center: "1837, W.R. Miller"
inscription: lower left: "Gypsies [crossed out] Camp of Tinkers"
inscription: lower right: "F. Coney--pot Lane/near Darlington/Durham"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in brown ink over graphite: "Gypsies[crossed out] Camp of Tinkers -- 1837. W. R. Miller"; at lower right: "Honey -pot Lane / near Darlington / Durham"
Gallery Label:
This was painted when Miller was nineteen-years-old.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1837
eMuseum Object ID:
19234
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
On the Banks of the Darro, Granada, Spain
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1874
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( 27.6 x 19 cm )
Description:
Townscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Object Number:
1950.403
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "W. R. Miller, 1874"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/Composed Octr 19th 1874/On the Banks of the Darro/Granada, Spain/8 x 6 Paint 15--12 or 20--15"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink over graphite: "W. R. Miller 1874."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / Composed Oct. 19th 1874. / On the Banks of the Darro. / Granada, Spain. / 8 x 6 Paint 15 =12 or 20 = 15 = x 14"
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
19233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Norham Castle on the Tweed, England
Classification:
Date:
1884
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 10 3/4 in. ( 38.1 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Architecture/landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Object Number:
1950.401
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm. R. Miller/ 1884"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/(No [?] Series)/"Blarney Castle nr Cork, Ireland"/Composed April 25th 1884/10 1/2 x 8--20 x 16"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Wm R. Miller / 1884."; inscribed at lower left inside image: "No"; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / (No Diaz Series) / 'Norham Castle on the Tweed.' / (Composed April 24th 1884. / 10 1/2 x 8 = 20 x 16."; annotations inside image
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1884
eMuseum Object ID:
19232
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Idyllic Mountain Landscape
Classification:
Date:
1845
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, brown ink, glazing, and scratching out over graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. ( 43.8 x 59.7 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.355
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "W.R. Miller, Buffalo / 1845"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "W. R. Miller Buffalo / 1845"
Gallery Label:
This was painted by Miller at Buffalo, New York. It is his earliest known work done in the United States after his arrival from England.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
19231
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of 60 drawings and watercolors
Classification:
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Date:
1876-1929
Medium:
Graphite, black ink and wash, gouache, watercolor, and black crayon on beige and tracing paper, and board
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 40 x 26 in. ( 2.5 x 101.6 x 66 cm )
Description:
Collection of uniform, costume, landscape, and military studies and sketches, with historical annotations
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
INV.14715
Inscriptions:
Collection of uniform, costume, landscape, and military studies and sketches, with historical annotations
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
19230
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
View of New York from Williamsburgh, Long Island, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1838
Medium:
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 29 in. ( 50.8 x 73.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Object Number:
1910.15
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
19228
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
British Frigate Pursuing an American Privateer "Catch Me If You Can" During the War of 1812; verso: sketch of same two ships
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1812?
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, graphite, and scratching out on paper; graphite
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 20 3/4 in. ( 33.7 x 52.7 cm )
mat: 21 x 28 1/4 x 1 in. ( 53.3 x 71.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.123
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
19227
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. John McKesson, Jr. (Leila Sweetzer Forbes McKesson)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
pastel on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 25 in. ( 91.4 x 63.5 cm )
Object Number:
1986.4
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
19224
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Calligraphic Horse
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
c. 1850
Medium:
Brown and black ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/4 x 17 7/8 in. (46.4 x 45.4 cm), irregular
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1723
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Drawn by James T Sutes[?] under the tuition of J G Trego"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
Museum of Folk Art, Riverdale-on-Hudson, New York
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
19223
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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