Family Moving in Cart Drawn by Two Oxen
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 12 in. ( 20.3 x 30.5 cm )
Mat: 14 x 17 3/4 x 1 in. ( 35.6 x 45.1 x 2.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Feld
Object Number:
1981.26
Marks:
inscription: lower right, pencil: "Original drawing by Lucy M. Spencer"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Original drawing / By Lily M. Spencer"; at lower center illegible inscription
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
17806
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
William Frederick Cody (1846-1917), "Buffalo Bill"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1890
Medium:
Pastel on paper, laid on canvas, nailed to a stretcher
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 39 in. ( 91.4 x 99.1 cm )
mat: 50 x 42 in. ( 127 x 106.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Nate Salisbury
Object Number:
1921.78
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in brown pastel: "Stacy"
Gallery Label:
This portrait, which was probably made from a photograph, represents Buffalo Bill in the colorful attire of his Wild West Show, an extravaganza of cowboys, Indians, covered wagons, and animals from the western plains.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
17799
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Upper Falls, Genesee River, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1850
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache with scratching out on paper laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 5/8 x 22 1/4 in. ( 39.7 x 56.5 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Abbott-Lenox Fund
Object Number:
1969.37
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in brown watercolor: "WF Friend"; verso of board inscribed at center in brown ink: "224 The upper falls Genesee River"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
17795
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
De Witt Clinton Memorial
Classification:
Date:
1828
Medium:
Black ink, gray wash, graphite, and touches of white gouache on paper
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Object Number:
1918.347
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1828
eMuseum Object ID:
17788
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of an Unidentified Man
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:
1937.324
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:
17786
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lexington Avenue, New York
Classification:
Date:
c. 1971
Medium:
Black marker on paper mounted on blue paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 13 7/8 in. ( 27.9 x 35.2 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Hansi Bohm
Object Number:
1982.91
Marks:
Inscribed: at lower center: "Lex./ Instit. Fertility"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in black and blue marker: "LEX. Ave. / Inst.t. Fertility"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1971
eMuseum Object ID:
17779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1835
Medium:
Black ink and gouache on card
Dimensions:
frame: 6 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 1 in. ( 17.5 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm )
image height: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; painted in black, gray, and deep ocher on cream card; rectangular wood frame, original to silhouette.
Object Number:
Z.2529
Marks:
signature: below bust: "Field 2 Strand"
label: on back of frame: "BY APPOINTMENT. / J. FIELD, / Profilist / To their Majesties & H.R.H. the Princess Augusta, / No. 2, STRAND, LONDON. / Two Doors East from Northumberland House. / Upwards of Thirty Years s
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center on black ink: "Field 2 Strand"; printed label on verso: "BY APPOINTMENT. / J. FIELD, / Profilist / To their Majesties & H.R.H. the Princess Augusta, / No. 2, STRAND, LONDON. / Two Doors East from Northumberland House. / Upwards of Thirty Years sole Profile Painter & late of the / firm of Miers & Field..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
17772
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gracie Mansion, New York
Classification:
Date:
1971
Medium:
Black ink and wash on paper mounted on blue paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 15 3/16 in. ( 28.9 x 38.6 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Hansi Bohm
Object Number:
1982.88
Marks:
Signed and dated: at bottom: "H. B. '71"
Inscribed: at right: "Gracie Mans..."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in black ink: "H.B.'71"; at lower right in graphite: "GRACIE MANS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1971
eMuseum Object ID:
17743
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Abigail Adams Smith House, New York
Classification:
Date:
1971
Medium:
Black ink and wash and tempera on paper mounted on blue paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. ( 28.9 x 39.1 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Hansi Bohm
Object Number:
1982.87
Marks:
Signed and dated: at left: "H. B. '71"
Inscribed: at right:"Abigail Adam Smith House"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in black ink: "H.B.'71"; at lower right in graphite: "Abigail Adams Smith H"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1971
eMuseum Object ID:
17742
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Road Scene, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 37.1 x 27.3 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.120
Marks:
inscription: upper center: "Road Scene, Pleasant Valley"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center outside image "Road Scene. Pleasant Valley / 10 x 10 1/4[crossed out] x 7 1/4"; various annotations inside image
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
17730
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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