American Art

Papers copyright Rena Tobey.

Johannes Oertel Pulling Down the Statue of King George III, New York 1852-1853 Image courtesy of the New-York Historical Society

Johannes Oertel
Pulling Down the Statue of
King George III, New York
1852-1853
Image courtesy of the
New-York Historical Society
The Messy Business of Democracy

 

John Singer Sargent
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
1882
Modern Girls by the Modern Artists
Sofonisba Anguissola and John Singer Sargent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spencer, War Spirit at Home, 1866

Lilly Martin Spencer
War Spirit at Home
1866
Lilly Martin Spencer
and the Art Union Movement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article in Art Times Journal, published Fall 2104 on Lilly Martin Spencer and War Spirit at Home.

William H. Mumler
Robert Bonner with the Spirit of his Wife Ella Bonner
1872
Mourner’s Consolation: Power of Belief in Spirit Photography (contact Rena for the appendices)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asher B. Durand
The Beeches,
1845
An Invitation to Nature
exhibition review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jump Museum

Blog posts for the New Britain Museum of American Art

Wedding Feast, 1953. Frank di Gioia (1900-1981). Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. Gift of Mrs. Elisha Cooper, 1954.03.

Wedding Feast, 1953.
Frank di Gioia (1900-1981).
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in.
Gift of Mrs. Elisha Cooper, 1954.03.

 

The Clove, Catskills, 1826,
Thomas Cole (1801-1848).
Oil on canvas, 25 ¼ x 35 1/8 in.
Charles F. Smith Fund, 1945.22.

 

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Abundance of Fruit, 1860.
Severin Roesen (ca. 1815-ca. 1872).
Oil on panel.
Long-term loan from the Jack and Susan Warner Collection, 2011.115LTL.

 

Reading Tea Leaves, 1906. Harry Herman Roseland (c.1867—1950). Oil on canvas, 10 1/8 x 14 ¼ in. Gift of Mrs. Valentine B. Chamberlain, 2000.87.

Reading Tea Leaves, 1906.
Harry Herman Roseland (c.1867—1950).
Oil on canvas, 10 1/8 x 14 ¼ in.
Gift of Mrs. Valentine B. Chamberlain, 2000.87.

 

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