The Library, Portchester, New York
Classification:
Date:
1935
Medium:
Black ink over graphite with scratching out and touches of gouache on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 15 in. ( 55.9 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas W. Dewart
Object Number:
1981.44
Marks:
Signed: at lower left:
Inscribed: "Portchester 1935"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center inside image in black ink: "Vernon Howe Bailey / Portchester 1935"; at lower right outside image in graphite: "Portchester. The Library no 4"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
18120
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Study for a Mural in Tatham House in New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
mid-1930s
Medium:
Gouache and watercolor on paper, squared for transfer in graphite, laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 12 in. ( 40.6 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Genre: View depicts the urban landscape of New York City, and incorporate the Brooklyn Bridge, the Rockettes, and Central Park.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Ella Wolchonok
Object Number:
1990.4.2
Marks:
inscriptions: Marked with a pencil grid for use as a referance.
Inscriptions:
Board inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Tatum[crossed out] Tatham House"; annotated with numbers horizontally and vertically oriented to squaring
Gallery Label:
These murals may have been created for the Works Project Administration (W.P.A.), a government organization that provided employment for artists during the depression. The donor also submitted twelve etchings depicting New York scenes by Wolchonok which is catalogued in the Collection of Prints, Photographs and Architectual Drawings.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
18113
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Don't Give Up the Ship"
Classification:
Medium:
paper cut-out on cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 14 x 2 in. ( 30.5 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
INV.1217
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Study for a Mural in Tatham House in New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
mid-1930s
Medium:
Gouache and watercolor on paper, squared for transfer in graphite, laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 12 in. ( 40.6 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Genre: View depicts the urban landscape of New York City, and incorporates the Brooklyn Bridge, the Rockettes, and Central Park.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Ella Wolchonok
Object Number:
1990.4.1
Marks:
inscriptions: Marked with a pencil grid for use as a referance.
Inscriptions:
Board annotated with numbers horizontally and vertically oriented to squaring
Gallery Label:
These murals may have been created for the Works Project Administration (W.P.A.), a government organization that provided employment for artists during the depression. The donor also submitted twelve etchings depicting New York scenes by Wolchonok which is catalogued in the Collection of Prints, Photographs and Architectual Drawings.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
18108
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jane Beekman Van Cortlandt (1760-1841)
Classification:
Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, gouache, and graphite with glazing on paper laid on wood panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 6 7/8 in. ( 21.3 x 17.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.17
Marks:
Signed and dated: on back:"Painted by H. Bridport Newark 1822"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed on verso of wood panel in graphite: "Painted by H. Bridport Newark 1822"
Gallery Label:
Jane Beekman was the daughter of James and Jane (Keteltas) Beekman of New York. She became the second wife of Stephen Van Cortlandt on May 21, 1801.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
18097
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1831
Medium:
Black ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 7 x 8.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.323
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed and signed (?) at lower center in black ink: "By M. B. Russell. / 1831."
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:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
18075
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Havell plate no. 387
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1836-37
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 22 1/2 x 32 11/16 in. (57.2 x 83 cm)
Mat: 33 x 43 in. (83.8 x 109.2 cm)
Description:
Male, adult plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.387
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left of center in brown ink: "No 78. Plate 387."; at lower right of center: "Glossy Ibis -- / Ibis falcinellus. male adult."; at lower right: "J.J.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1837
eMuseum Object ID:
18056
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
St. Thomas' Church, Broadway, New York City: Study for Plate 6A of "Bourne's Views of New York"
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1831
Medium:
Brown ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 8.9 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix
Object Number:
1881.12
Marks:
Inscribed: on reverse, in ink: "St. Bartholomew's Church". [Bartholomew's is crossed out, and the word Thomas' substituted]
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed vertically along left margin in brown ink: "St. Bartholomews[crossed out] Thomas[above] Church"
Provenance:
Library of William J. Davis, New York, 1844-65; Sold Bangs, Merwin & Co., April 17, 1865, Lot 1739.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
17922
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Henderson Place
Classification:
Date:
1971
Medium:
Charcoal, black ink, tempera, and graphite on blue paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/4 x 22 5/8 in. ( 38.7 x 57.5 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Hansi Bohm
Object Number:
1982.86
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower right: "H. B. '71"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in black marker: "H.B.'71"; verso inscribed at lower right in red marker: "Henderson Pl"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1971
eMuseum Object ID:
17902
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Strawberry Hill/Bloomingdale
Classification:
Date:
1972
Medium:
Black ink, charcoal, tempera, and black ballpoint ink on blue paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/8 x 22 7/8 in. ( 39.1 x 58.1 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Hansi Bohm
Object Number:
1982.84
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower right: "H. B. '72"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower border in charcoal: "302 304 306 310"; signed at lower right in black marker: "H.B.'72"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1972
eMuseum Object ID:
17901
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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