Thunder Storm: Shore at Long Branch, New Jersey, High Tide
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1830s-40s
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, selective glazing, and scratching out on paper formerly laid on beige card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 34.6 cm )
Description:
Seascape
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles E. Dunlap
Object Number:
1947.552
Marks:
signed: lower right: "G. Harvey"
inscription: above picture: "Thunder Storm"
inscription: below picture: "Shore at Long Branch, N.J., High Tide"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in green watercolor: "G. HARVEY."; old mount inscribed above in brown watercolor: "THUNDER STORM.."; below: "SHORE at LONG BRANCH, N.J. HIGHTIDE."
Gallery Label:
This watercolor is one of Harvey's different epochs of the day, ca. 1830s-40s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
15420
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cumulus or Thunder Cloud. Portland Pier Lake Erie, Pennsylvania
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1830s-40s
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and touches of scratching-out on paper laid on grayish brown card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 34.6 cm )
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles E. Dunlap
Object Number:
1947.500
Marks:
signed: lower right: "G. Harvey"
inscription: above picture: "A Cumulus or Thunder Cloud
inscription: below picture: "Portland Pier, Lake Erie"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in brown watercolor: "G. HARVEY"; card inscribed above in brown watercolor: "A CUMULUS or THUNDER CLOUD."; below: "PORTLAND PIER LAKE ERIE."
Gallery Label:
This watercolor is one of Harvey's different epochs of the day, ca. 1830s-40s.
Bibliography:
Olson, Roberta J. M. "George Harvey's Anglo-American atmospheric landscapes." The Magazine Antiques 174 (2008): 112-121.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
15419
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1909
Medium:
Graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. ( 23.5 x 33.3 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.1008
Marks:
inscriptions: June 1909 ? Inscribed top right: Henry A. Ogden. Stamp in blue ink on reverse, lower right.
Inscriptions:
Publication annotations at upper right
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
15418
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Harvey Randolph Halsey (1901-1955)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1930
Medium:
Charcoal on brown paper prepared with oil laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. ( 55.2 x 42.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Cynthia Blyth Halsey
Object Number:
1972.25
Marks:
inscriptions: Note from conservator's: Should be deaccessioned
Inscriptions:
Shoe sole print at lower left
Gallery Label:
Halsey was an associate professor of zoology and physiology at the Columbia University College of Pharmacy. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his daughter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
15417
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
American Naval Officer Resisting an Attacking Tripolitan
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1820-1840
Medium:
Gray and black wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. ( 23.5 x 18.1 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.55
Marks:
signed: lower left, ink: "W. Heath"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in brown ink: "W. Heath."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
15416
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The American Soldier: The Civil War
Classification:
Date:
1943
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and gouache on Whatman illustration board
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 1/8 x 19 1/2 in. ( 63.8 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Illustration: One of six watercolors from the 1943 Calendar 'The American Soldier', from the Berwind-White Coal Mining Co., founded 1874 in western Pennsylvania.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Charles E. Dunlap
Object Number:
1953.49d
Marks:
signed: bottom left: "GORDON/HAKE"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left inside image in black ink: "GORDON / HAKE"
Gallery Label:
Drawing depicted in the American Soldier Calendar for 1943. Received the Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia Award presented to the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company for the Best Color Illustration in Direct Mail Advertising, 12th Annual Exhibition of Advertising Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1943
eMuseum Object ID:
15414
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The American Soldier: The War of 1812
Classification:
Date:
1943
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and gouache on Whatman illustration board
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 3/4 x 17 1/16 in. ( 52.7 x 43.3 cm )
Description:
Illustration: One of six watercolors from the 1943 Calendar 'The American Soldier', from the Berwind-White Coal Mining Co., founded 1874 in western Pennsylvania.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Charles E. Dunlap
Object Number:
1953.49b
Marks:
signed: bottom right: "GORDON/HAKE"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "GORDON / HAKE"
Gallery Label:
Drawing depicted in the American Soldier Calendar for 1943. Received the Art Directors' Club of Philadelphia Award presented to the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company for the Best Color Illustration in Direct Mail Advertising, 12th Annual Exhibition of Advertising Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1943
eMuseum Object ID:
15413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
An Ulster County Cottage Scene, N.Y.
Classification:
Date:
1876
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 19 x 27.3 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Genre/landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Object Number:
1950.380a
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm. R. Miller/ 1876"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/"An Ulster County Cottage Scene"/Composed May 10th 1876/7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Pt. 30 x 18"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller / 1876."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite (crossed out): "No 1000 Gems. / "An Ulster County Cottage Scene" / Composed May 10th. 1876. / 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Pt 30 x 18.'; various annotations outside image
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape. With this study is a published proof in line, reduced to a width of 4 1/2 inches.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
15412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walk on the River Near the Elysian Fields (22)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1852
Medium:
Graphite and orange watercolor wash on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 12.1 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1912.45v
Marks:
inscriptions: Bottom right: J. Bornet 1852. Walk On the River Near Elysian Fields
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right of center inside image in graphite: "J Bornet. 1852."; at lower right: "Walk on the river near the Elysian fields"
Provenance:
Daniel Parish, Jr., New York City
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1852
eMuseum Object ID:
15411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: The Smead (FW-172), with a Landscape Vignette of the Smead House, Deerfield, Massachussetts
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/16 x 14 7/16 in. ( 28.1 x 36.7 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.151
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom center: Rufus A. Grider July 19, 1890
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center below powder horn in brown ink: "Rufus A Grider July 19. 1890."; inscribed at lower right: "The SMEAD", followed by a history of the horn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
15410
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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