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Thomas Chambers

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell, mid 19th century

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 56.2 x 76.2 cm (22 1/8 x 30 in.)

framed: 69.3 x 89.8 x 4.7 cm (27 5/16 x 35 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1966.13.1

Artists / Makers

Thomas Chambers (artist) American, 1808 - 1866 or after

Image Use

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Provenance

Recorded as from New York. (Albert Duveen, New York), by whom sold in 1948 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1966.

Associated Names

Duveen, Albert
Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1957: American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part II, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1957, no. 82.

1958: American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, 1958, no cat.

1961: 101 Masterpieces of American Painting from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, traveling exh. by the Amer. Federation of Arts, New York, 1961-1964, no. 79, color repro. First venue: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.

1967: Fifty Masterpieces of American Painting from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, 1967, no cat.

1968: American Naive Painting of the 18th and 19th Century: 111 Masterpieces from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, traveling exh. by Amer. Fed. of Arts, New York, 1968-1970, no. 80. First venue: Grand Palais, Paris.

1971: The Beckoning Land, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 1971, 73, no. 19.

1972: American Primitive Painting, South Texas Artmobile, Corpus Christi, traveling exhibition by the International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, 1972-1973, no cat.

1974: Loan for display with permanent collection, Mobile Art Gallery, Alabama, 1974-1975.

1976: Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Kuwait, 1976-1979.

1982: Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Damascus, Syria, 1982-1984.

1986: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Malcolm Richard Wilkey, U.S. Embassy residence, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1986-1990.

1990: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Richard Brown, U.S. Embassy residence, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1990-1994.

1996: Extended loan for use by Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1996.

2005: Extended loan for use by Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2005-2007.

2007: Extended loan for use by Attorney General Michael Mukasey, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2007-2008.

2008: Thomas Chambers, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; The Hyde Collection Art Museum, Glens Falls; American Folk Art Museum, New York; Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, 2008-2010, unnumbered catalogue, fig. 3-13, as The Hudson Valley, Sunset.

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 38, repro.

1980: Adams, Caroline P. et al. Great Explorations: Research into American Folk Art Conducted by Students in the Museum Seminar. Exh. cat. Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Mass., 1980: 37-38.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 127, repro.

1980: Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: no. 21, color repro.

1988: Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. Rev. ed. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988: 94, no. 24, color repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 137, repro.

1992: Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 52-53, repro. 53.