Dr. Harlow Shapley (1885-1972); verso: profile sketch of a man
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Classification:
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Date:
c. 1940-45
Medium:
Crayon and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. ( 57.2 x 46.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Enit Kaufman
Object Number:
1947.189
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Enit Kaufman"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in red crayon: "Enit Kaufman"
Gallery Label:
The subject, a native of Nashville, Missouri, received his Ph.D. from Princeton and afterward joined the staff of the Mt. Wilson Observatory in California. In 1921 he became director of Harvard Observatory, where he remained for thirty years, retiring in 1951. Shapley made a signficant contribution to a more accurate understanding of the universe, particularly to laymen. He was active as a lecturer and wrote numerous books and articles on astronomy.
Provenance:
Enit Kaufman and Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Portraits (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
16708
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1940-45
Medium:
Watercolor, white tempera, and charcoal on watercolor paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 3/4 x 20 3/8 in. ( 60.3 x 51.8 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Enit Kaufman
Object Number:
1947.181
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Enit Kaufman"
Inscriptions:
Sgined twice at lower left and at right middle edge vertically in black watercolor: "Enit Kaufman"
Provenance:
Enit Kaufman and Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Portraits (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
16706
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dr. George David Birkhoff (1884-1944)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1940-45
Medium:
Crayon, graphite, and touches of white tempera on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 3/8 x 18 3/8 in. ( 56.8 x 46.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Enit Kaufman
Object Number:
1947.185
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Enit Kaufman"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Enit Kaufman"
Gallery Label:
The subject of this painting was a professor of mathematics at Harvard University and one of the leading mathematicians in the U.S. in the first half of the twentieth century.
Provenance:
Enit Kaufman and Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Portraits (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
16707
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Edward Wilson (FW-72), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes of a Portrait of William Pepperrell and a View of the Harbor at Louisburg (Louisbourg), Canada
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Classification:
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Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/16 x 14 1/2 in. ( 30.6 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.66
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed left: Rufus A Grider / Canajoharie N.Y. 1892
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below powder horn in black ink: "Rufus A Grider / Canajoharie N.Y. 1892."; inscribed and signed at lower right below landscape vignette: "A sketch of LOUISBOURG NOVA SCOTIA in 1745.../ RA Grider.", followed by a brief history of the fort and horn; at center below oval portrait vignette in black ink: "Wm. Pepperrell"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
16704
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Powder Horn: Eleazar Melven (FW-71), with Extensive Historical Annotations
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Classification:
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Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. ( 29.2 x 37.5 cm )
Description:
Signed upper center: Rufus A. Grider / of CanajoharieN.Y./1892. Military.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.65
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at center below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider / of Canajoharie / N.Y. / 1892."; also signed at lower right; inscribed at center: "Captn. ELEAZAR MELVEN of CONCORD, Mass., Born 1697..."; at lower right: "The MELVEN.", followed by an extensive history of the horn and its owners
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
16703
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The Pickelata (FW-70), with Carving Unfurled that Depicts New York City in 1765
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Classification:
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Date:
1893
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 15 5/16 in. ( 30.2 x 38.9 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.64
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center right: Rufus A. Grider / Canajoharie N.Y. 1893
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle right below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider / Canajoharie / N.Y.1893."; inscribed at lower right: "PICKELATA", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
16702
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Timothy Farril (FW-69), with Carving Unfurled
Classification:
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Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 15 in. ( 28.3 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.63
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider / Canajoharie N.Y. 1892
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right of center below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider / Canajoharie N.Y.1892."; inscribed at lower right: "The TIMOTHY FARRIL", followed by a brief history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
16701
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Two Powder Horns: The S. I. and The Samuel Alden (FW-67, 68), with a Vignette View of the Fort Harmer on the Muskingum River, Ohio
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Classification:
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Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. ( 27 x 34.6 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.62
Marks:
inscriptions: signed center right: RA Grider Aug 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right below powder horn in brown ink: "RA Grider Augt. 890"; inscribed at center below vignette in: "."; at lower left: "The S. I. / A French War Horn of 1757. / The SAMUEL ALDEN", followed by brief histories of the horns
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
16700
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Three Powder Horns: The William Lash, The Thomas Penoyer, The Jeremiah Learned (FW-63, 64, 65)
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Classification:
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Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 14 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.60
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed center right: Aug. 13, 1890
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in black ink and graphite: "A. 63 The WILLIAM LASH... / B. 64 The THOS. PENOYER... / C. 65 The JEREH. LEARNED...", followed by a brief histories of each horn; at middle right in graphite: "July 13 1890."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
16698
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Two Powder Horns: The Osborne and The Persimmon (FW-61, 62), with a Vignette View of Louisbourg, Canada
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Classification:
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Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and blue metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 14 1/16 in. ( 27.6 x 35.7 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.59
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower center: RA Grider Aug 6, 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below powder horn in brown wash: "RA Grider Aug. 6. 1891"; inscribed at center below vignette in blue watercolor: "VIEW OF LOUISBOURG -- NEWFOUNDLAND A.D. 1757."; at lower left in black ink and graphite: "D. 328 The OSBORNE..., The PERSIMMON. E. No. 329...", followed by brief histories of the horns
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
16697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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