2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1766-1853)
ca. 1825
1920.4
Watercolor on ivory
Artist/Maker: Anthony Meucci

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Washington's Nocturnal Retreat from Long Island

Washington's Nocturnal Retreat from Long Island
Washington's Nocturnal Retreat from Long Island
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Henry Alexander Ogden
Title
Washington's Nocturnal Retreat from Long Island
Medium 
Gouache, black ink and wash, and graphite in paper laid on board
Dimensions 
Overall: 11 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. ( 30.2 x 29.2 cm ) cardboard: 14 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. ( 36.8 x 33.7 cm )
Description 
History
Credit Line 
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number 
1936.813
Marks 
signature: lower left: "H. A. Ogden" inscriptions: on back: "St. Nich / 1928 / 12 x 12 / Ogden, H A / Retreat from Long Island / 13 - 596 / Feb 8, 1945 / C SKK / . . ."
Inscriptions 
Signed at lower left in black ink: "H.A. Ogden"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.