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Thomas Chambers

Bay of New York, Sunset, mid 19th century

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 56 x 76.2 cm (22 1/16 x 30 in.)

framed: 69.9 x 89.5 cm (27 1/2 x 35 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1973.67.1

Artists / Makers

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

Image Use

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Provenance

Purchased by 1973 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch;[1] gift to NGA, 1973.

[1] No donor records for this work exist in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.

Exhibition History

1961: Extended loan for use by the Attorney-General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1967.

1974: Extended loan for use by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 1974-1975.

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

1981: Extended loan for use by Vice President George Bush, Old Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., 1981.

1989: Extended loan for use by Carla Hills, U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C., 1989-1993.

1993: Extended loan for use by Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C., 1993-

2001: Extended loan for use by Secretary Mel Martinez, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 2001-2005.

2005: Extended loan for use by Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., 2005-2008.

2014: Extended loan for use by Secretary Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 2014-2016.

Bibliography

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 126, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 136, 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: 44, 47, repro. 44.

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