East 84th Street Near Second Avenue South Side, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1910
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper, laid on page in fragmentary album
Dimensions:
image size: 5 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( 13 x 14.9 cm )
mounted: 10 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 27.3 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel E. Rile
Object Number:
Z.2016.1g
Marks:
dated: lower right: "FEB. 14-10"
inscribed in ink: on obverse: "EAST 84th ST. NEAR SECOND AV. S.S."
inscribed in pencil: below lower left corner of image: "TORN DOWN IN 1911."
inscribed in pencil: below lower right corner of image: "ORGINAL"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in black ink: "EAST 84th ST. NEAR SECOND AV. S. S."; at lower right in black ink over graphite: "FEB. 14 - 10."; below left on page: "TORN DOWN IN 1911." below right on page:: "ORIGINAL"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
7249
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Woman: Silhouette
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, and black ink and watercolor
Dimensions:
frame: 5 3/8 x 4 5/8 x 5/8 in. ( 13.7 x 11.7 x 1.6 cm )
image: 3 11/16 x 2 7/8 in. ( 9.4 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Half-length female figure in right-facing profile; head hollow-cut by hand from brown paper with black textile backing; painted costume consisting of ochre dress with wide collar and pink ribbon tie below chin; linear detailing in black ink; rectangular wood frame.
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
Z.2524
Marks:
stamped: on back of frame: "THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / FOLK ARTS COLLECTION / November 17, 1937"
typewritten label: on back of frame: "Unidentified / Silhouette"
inscribed in crayon: on back of frame: "GALLERY III"
inscribed in pencil: on back o
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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
7243
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mt. Morris Park
Classification:
Date:
1972
Medium:
Black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. ( 38.7 x 56.5 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Hansi Bohm
Object Number:
1982.66
Marks:
Signed and dated: at bottom: "Mt. Mark Park 1972 H B '72."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in black ink: "MT. MORRIS PARK 1972"; signed at lower right: "H.B'72"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1972
eMuseum Object ID:
7228
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jumel Terrace
Classification:
Date:
1971
Medium:
Black ink, crayon, and white tempera on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. ( 38.7 x 56.5 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Hansi Bohm
Object Number:
1982.65
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower right: "H. B. 71"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in black ink: "HB. 71"; verso inscribed at lower right in red marker: "Jumel Terrace"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1971
eMuseum Object ID:
7227
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mary, a "Squaw" of the Oneida Tribe
Classification:
Date:
1807
Medium:
Graphite, watercolor, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 7 3/8 x 6 in. (18.7 x 15.2 cm)
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1953.207
Marks:
inscription: left, ink: "Mary, Squah of/the oneida tribe/utica 7bre 1807"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle left in brown ink: "mary, Squah of / the oneida tribe = / utica 7bre 1807."
Provenance:
De Neuville family, France; E. De Vries, Paris, 1928; Columbia University Press Book Store, NYC, 1929; Old Print Shop, NYC, 1953
Bibliography:
Kasprycki, Sylvia S., and Feest, Christian, trans. "On the Trails of the Iroquois." Berlin: Nicolai, 2013.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1807
eMuseum Object ID:
7166
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"MOUNT PLEASANT 1786," The Name of the Beekman Mansion, Composed of Human Figures (Pierrots)
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1786
Medium:
Graphite, red and black chalk, and reddish brown ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. ( 24.8 x 37.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 19 in. ( 35.6 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
The drawn inscription Mount Pleasant, 1786, is composed of human figures representing the various letters and figures for the name of the Beekman Mansion.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1943.491
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, lower right: J. Sterlitz/fecit.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "J. Sterlitz / fecit. --"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1786
eMuseum Object ID:
7146
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Broadway, Looking South towards Union Square from the Flatiron Building, New York City
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1905
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on board mounted on heavier board
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. ( 81.9 x 49.5 cm )
frame: 42 5/8 x 32 1/2 x 1 in. ( 108.3 x 82.6 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas W. Dewart c/o C.W.H.-Merlis, Inc.
Object Number:
1958.74
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower center, date. Label: B'way locking Sa..? twas. Union Sq., 1905. View from ?..tiron Bldg. at 23rd St. / Gift of Mr. Thomas W. Dewaary, 1958
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in black ink: "Vernon Howe Bailey / 05"; production annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
7136
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
23rd Street from the Flatiron Building, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1905
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on board mounted on heavier board
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 3/4 x 37 3/4 in. ( 62.9 x 95.9 cm )
frame: 34 5/8 x 47 5/8 x 1 in. ( 87.9 x 121 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas W. Dewart, c/o C.W.H.-Merlis, Inc.
Object Number:
1958.76
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower right:"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in black ink: "Vernon Howe Bailey -- 05"; production annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
7134
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of David Grim (1737-1826)
Classification:
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 18 in. ( 55.9 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Object Number:
1983.33
Marks:
(label, frame) Willed to N-YHS by Constance S. Skillin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
7100
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
St. Anthony of Padua Church, Brooklyn, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1953
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on Crescent board
Dimensions:
24 x 20 in.
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1954.77
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in brown and gray watercolor: "Margaret Evans Price"; verso inscribed at upper right in graphite: "ST. Anthony of Padua / Kings"
Gallery Label:
This is one of Price's twenty studies of New York City churches.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1953
eMuseum Object ID:
7098
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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