American Drawings and Watercolors in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1, A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1835 PDF
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American Drawings and Watercolors in The Metropolitan Museum of Art VOLUME I AMERICAN DRAWINGS Volume I A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born befure 1835 KEVIN J. AVERY swith an essay by Marjorie Shelley and contributions by Claire A. Conway Catalogue entries by Kevi J. very Carrie Rebura Barat, Flint Bostwick Davis, Tracie Felker Stephanie L, Herdricls, and Karl Kusserene AND WATERCOLORS in The Metropolitan Museum of Art TITE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK Yale University Press, New Haven and London uci Ue Rusa Ma ‘opi @ 2a by Ue sain Manor Se Yak "hs usin epithe ila Css sat illo, de asp be pode byt Dos nine oasis, de Bal Be foc Jota Oil aren Cat Ten Cimpbl Dagar ray Jone. ingrphes {Stponrghs wes beri dae grip hy The Merl: Mew at nc wee ies nr opr pibleion ay beeper tan any om ob en bes Arsen rire nd enh een Maes Ae J Ae Wh ts 5.2008 Brewis, Amaia — Etna» Viner yt era — ebb somayrea iat vce Sow tk 90) Now Yak Este 4 28s pep Do a is nas lw Ts Ri A eGo en alas vats Ca ih an Tard Sie Min, Chge Rano ere CONTENTS Directors Forwied i Prifact by Marston H. Meskicher ix Ackeoniedipeants xi A HISTORY OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSFU OF AMFRICAN DRAWINGS ey Revs [Avery THE CRAIT OF AMERICAN DRAWING; EARLY EIGHTELNTH TO (ATE NINETEENTH CENTURY ey Mariorie Shiller 38 casacocur Renders Cui tothe Catalog 32 A Selection of Prvsipal Wom Checker — 289 Bibliography Concordance 384 Index 393 Phesograph Credite 408 DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD ce the First decade oF exer hur the ei Tretwars Histoey ail ot veal hug anil she iron “The Meeropalitan Muscure af Ar hes heen asquiting d-asing momen in 189 wien che Museum wav moving ine sw spacis aew home in ‘Gonteal Park. Hor cha year che Mtropolrar. ccceved alana simuesncousy tra large wils—one oF Kuropesn slantaor dens russ Crntias Varela the oul ut American waterline tro the Reverend Blas Tysnam Magen, Together these more than geaevons patrons Lad the ‘Sundari of the Museum's presene holdings of casings and wsszenlns in otk che Departmesr of Drawings ad eins snd she Daprtnne of Arian Paintings and Sepa Although until 46s no depazenent desgaateé tu howe seth works exined sche -Mosena,¢suseession of pantiags emsearsavid’y purnued the acquston of draw ings, Ache hepa ofthe reenieth cearary the mii exergtis and perspicaious nl the eas Bey Baernghy—Rinell gn aist~ shave devotion wut uly toil masters bur to the Using generatus of eacly modernists drove am ro seek both ca ‘uses and works oz paper by such aative artiste as Winslow Homes Ihomas Eakins Jaines Abbott MeNeil Whiler John Singer Sargon, and sesoral Amerizan Tuupresinins clung Mare Cantal, During chive erly year ve Maen cre mtmece tu Ameticea art sxemphied! by the Founding offs American Wing 30 p24 —also extended to drawirgs. lu 1308 che Msrropolitan purchased a pastel by Joan Singletor. Copley, anc che steady building ofa walletion of hitoical American vwcks on paper dates Foun Ha fae Ereay tre curator uf the Department of American Pantings and Selpan imenced extelogcs of ch principe: holdings of pintngs 2 the tase, chey ena tod cease with scausicans che elletinn af Ans drowitgs. Fs my yokes re lstr were, fr lack of spats, dope ie the Detunent af rassngs, ane toll catalgue! and mange then. Seu afer dhe Tovey R. Tce Genter fur the Stuly of American Art opened in 148. the roe Amucican deawrings and wacerscl one collered since x68 could at late erannceed to pormanaie lms in the Amecican Wing. Ike more inspieed dhs aff of the Depatimen: of Americas Pincings an Ssulpeae o andereake che caalegu penece that have thus Fae enge- stored bath he volun Aourzae Dieuangs atl Waterline The Metrpsie Musowos of Art Foo Sages Sergent, publ in ication of Amaricin Drawings and Watecolesin'The Metrepelitan Museum of Ar 1. Te ook Forward rahe pis Valine Us Werks by Arnete Morn Betwoen 345 ad 1 B76 aud anos: vluune in prepaation on ths drawings and wate-olors af Loui Comfort Tiffany and kis suds The presont volume sus organiza aval etal hy Kevin T. Avery, Anes ‘Curator in che Department of Americea Paincngs ard Scelptore and] wenn by n of coneributors, including Avery hinvll; Misfavie Shales, Sherman Fairchild Great in Change Senn Fac Caner for Rina Paper aval Eating Conservrions Carre Rebora Berart, Curator earl Manager ofthe Heney R, Lave Cooter forthe Sudy of Amsaican At, Sephanie L. Elerdnch, Research Assocaer, Chine A. Coma, Riswoec Assia, ad Teaco Felhog force Chess Dale ello, Leparamenc of Aroerican Paincings and Seulprare: Blige Rosowick Davis, John Moots Cabot Chis Depastmeat of Ar oft Amerie, Mnseums of Line An, tong and iudgpendon at historizn Kael Kustren, editor of and primary contlbene Prsariny Powers Te Nino Fark Ghasnberf Comaner, Patan am is Cay voltae fo:thcoming fom the Columba Lansenany Press, Far ptonts thor vita. ized and suscained che project daring us catty stapes, the etepoltan is indebua! us 146 Navel Falawenant forthe Arts and the David Shseartz Formlaron, Tne, The Mseur graelle acer che support the ‘Williare Cullen WryancFelows, whose Funding underwote eh later preparacion ans] prfuction stats this dso bok, Philippe de Momeehello Dwecter PREFACE ‘The American dzasings cad wassrcolors in The Meeroplitan Museum of At om rive one wt rhe chute aud most annpeehernivecollecrions af works on pee made m America and 2y Ameticane abroad, Work by arity born by 2898 ace fhoued inthe Depamenc of American Painnings aed Soulpewe ie he Museu Avram Wing, thine by snus hors ater 146 the Deseret of Mower A, The former group. epresenting about 280 Kovacs lanl many more wo are lens Se and abundant holdings of work by some of ‘uaidenifed). inchndes arn Aseria grout alone: poet pastels and studs fe istoee paintings by Foon Singlenin Copley: vnterolurs by: Tiny oat Hur ‘Thomas Fakine, and John Ta Larges posts by Mary Cassct andl Achar B, Davies: “now.” akerche, and sade ofall kinds hy Jamnes Abbout MeNeill Whiley and an insmense cache of drawings a 4 we range mei by fin Singer Sargent There ade i ue Muse’ collections of drawings by Joan Vander and Thomas Sally broad representacion coche skeen aud mppoainons by Hudson River School acs, nchdiag Thomas Coie and Achar Brvon Durand: nal» pes of were wpe, say by ‘Wiley Trost Richards. ad Wilken Staley Haseltine, On th ote hae the raphe ‘cenvzes of such amprtat ninetteath-coarry landscape painters as lvederic kdvn CChoreb, Sanford Rabinson Gifford, and Thomas Moran ate not repreeresd in che ‘Muscling. Geary thn rea ses pur lr enrichment ae “The utiue and special charater of ee Minseoms colon ie che ces of ist Jee happenstance, curaroval preferences, financial eogencs, and the gereroey of the Marcon’: isd. The sory of ore than 736 years of ellen in chisel af American artis ley reverse by Kevin J. Avery i his mens te Ps eat logue Tua succeeding ess, Marjorie Sbelley Luminatest techniques of eigheench- and maeteeat-ceutny Amtican drewings a rptsteated posielary on sis volo Jost asthe Museum's American drawings callestion rated materials and. smplements the uaeivaled holdings af aintnys ad ssulpnurs nthe Asian Wing this publication snr mers He eoemprehernive scully euletionseatalugnes tht have alee been pe ‘pare by the Department of Arenican Paecings and Seulprure, The painizgs were published becween r980 and raps in thuee volumes and che sculptocebeswesn 1399 saad 200 in ovo, Now the deawiags are having cic turn.& seandealone volume foe Sorgen, hy StaphanisL Heedrigh and. Barks TEevhergs appeal in avi. The present volume catalogues nd illustrates $54 wurks by aris bonm Sere 1855.8 fotpanioa volune. which ii preperasion by several ot ehe same aorhors, ll po- se the graphic work io the salletion by setts boas henecen #84 and 2676. Ace logue devord ca he design drawings Tula Comtion Tilany ad his studios
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