Haying at the Edge of the Woods
Title
Haying at the Edge of the Woods
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Oil on linen
Dimensions
Overall: 22 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. ( 57.2 x 42.5 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number
1918.344
Gallery Label
This is a fragment cut from a larger picture.
Bibliography
Lawall, David B., Asher Brown Durand: His Art and Art Theory in Relation to his Times, Submitted to Princeton University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, March 1966, p. 205.
Lawall, David B., Asher B. Durand: A Documentary Catalogue of the Narrative and Landscape Paintings, New York & London, Garland Publishing, Inc., 1978, p. 85.
Koke, Richard J., American Landscape and Genre Paintings in the New York Historical Society, Vol. I, New York: The New-York Historical Society, 1982, p. 331.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
(Landscape Fragment) Autumn Foliage
Title
(Landscape Fragment) Autumn Foliage
Date
19th century
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 7 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. ( 19.4 x 26.7 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number
1918.343
Gallery Label
This is a fragment cut from a larger picture.
Bibliography
Lawall, David B., Asher Brown Durand: His Art and Art Theory in Relation to his Times, Submitted to Princeton University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, March 1966, p. 203.
Lawall, David B., Asher B. Durand: A Documentary Catalogue of the Narrative and Landscape Paintings, New York & London, Garland Publishing, Inc., 1978, p. 171.
Koke, Richard J., American Landscape and Genre Paintings in the New York Historical Society, Vol. I, New York: The New-York Historical Society, 1982, p. 365.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
E.L. Robbins (1811-?)
Title
E.L. Robbins (1811-?)
Date
1839
Medium
Black ink, watercolor, graphite, and brown ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/8 x 3 in. ( 8.6 x 7.6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1924.18
Marks
Inscribed: at top:"E.L. Robbins Taken 1839 age 28"
Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed at upper center in brown ink: "E.L. Robbins Taken 1839. age 28."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Visiting Grandma
Title
Visiting Grandma
Date
1865
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall (canvas): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)Frame: 26 x 22 x 2 in. (66 x 55.9 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase, The Watson Fund
Object Number
1970.75
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
While the Wheel Hums
Title
While the Wheel Hums
Date
1906
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 34 x 1 in. ( 58.4 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number
1937.156
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Abel I. Smith (1877-1949)
Title
Abel I. Smith (1877-1949)
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 34 x 1 in. ( 101.6 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Abel I. Smith (son of the subject)
Object Number
1977.75
Marks
signature and date: TL: DEWITT M. LOCKMAN 1924-5
Gallery Label
Born in Jersey City, graduated Stevens Institute in 1898, New York Law School in 1901. From 1909-12 served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern district of New York. In 1912 served as Assistant U.S. Attorney General and again in 1917-1919 (during this latter period he was in charge of espionage cases developed through naval intelligence). Retired lawyer of New York and Norfolk, Conn. practiced in New York, 1901-45.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Spinet
Title
The Spinet
Date
n.d.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 16 in. ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number
1937.162
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
James H. Ledlie
Title
James H. Ledlie
Medium
oil on linen
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 25 x 1 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm )
Object Number
1951.526
Marks
Signature and date: lower right: "KITTELL 186..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cyrus West Field (1819-1892)
Title
Cyrus West Field (1819-1892)
Date
1887
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 33 1/4 x 27 1/4 in. ( 84.5 x 69.2 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Downing Lay
Object Number
1953.87
Marks
signature and date: lower center: Oliver Lay / 1887"
Gallery Label
The subject is best known as the man who accomplished the laying of the first Atlantic cable. A cable laid in 1858 was not completely successful, although Queen Victoria and President Buchanan were able to use it to exchange messages. Another laid in 1866 was a spectacular success and brought Field acclaim in both Europe and America. This portrait, which Lay based on an original by Daniel Huntington, was a gift to the Society from the artist's son.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jonathan Warren Kellogg (1780-1853)
Title
Jonathan Warren Kellogg (1780-1853)
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 25 x 1 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, NY
Object Number
1979.83
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
