Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Luce Center
"Mrs. Vernon Had Crossed the Rubicon": Illustration for "Sweet Bells Out of Tune"
Title
"Mrs. Vernon Had Crossed the Rubicon": Illustration for "Sweet Bells Out of Tune"
Date
1892
Medium
Black ink and graphite with scratching out on illustration board
Dimensions
Overall: 20 1/4 x 25 5/8 in. (51.4 x 65.1 cm)
Description
Genre illustration for "Sweet Bells Out of Tune", by Mrs. Burton Harrison, first published in six installments in Century Magazine, 1892-93, and then re-issued as a book by Century Co., New York, 1893. Both versions included 11 illustrations by Gibson.
Credit Line
Gift of Sydney H. Carney, Jr., in memory of his sister, Miss Hortense A. Carney
Object Number
1939.607
Marks
Signed at lower right in black ink: "C.D. Gibson"; various technical publication instructions
Inscriptions
Signed at lower right in black ink: "C.D. Gibson"; various technical publication instructions
Provenance
Purchased by the donor from the artist during a studio visit, given to his sister, Miss Hortense A. Carney
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
