Frederick A. Stokes Company

Frederick A. Stokes & Brother

Explore selected works

This is a painting of a dog sitting in front of a fireplace. The image depicts a dog with eyes closed and mouth wide open, as it sits in front of a fireplace with visible flames. The background is predominantly black, contrasting with the beige and gray tones of the dog's fur. The text above the image reads "Calendar of Birds and Beasts" with a subtitle "Winter." Below the image, there are calendar months for January, February, and March 1906.
Arthur Dove, Frederick A. Stokes Company, Calendar of Birds and Beasts: Winter, 1905, color offset lithograph on card stock, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund, 1967), 2015.19.1054

Calendar of Birds and Beasts: Winter

Arthur Dove, Frederick A. Stokes Company · 1905 · color offset lithograph on card stock ·  Accession ID  2015.19.1054

This is a drawing of a turkey standing in front of a wooden fence with the word "Autumn" above it. The drawing features a large and detailed turkey with an intricately designed plumage that showcases fine lines and subtle shading. Its fan of tail feathers is spread out, dominating much of the space. The turkey's neck is elongated, with a wattle displayed in red hues. The background includes a rustic wooden fence, enhancing the autumn theme. The word "Autumn" is written at the top of the image. Below the image are calendar pages for October, November, and December 1906.
Arthur Dove, Frederick A. Stokes Company, Calendar of Birds and Beasts: Autumn, 1905, color offset lithograph on card stock, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund, 1967), 2015.19.1056

Calendar of Birds and Beasts: Autumn

Arthur Dove, Frederick A. Stokes Company · 1905 · color offset lithograph on card stock ·  Accession ID  2015.19.1056

This is a drawing of a bird reaching for a caterpillar. The image features a young bird perched on a branch with its beak open, extending towards a dangling caterpillar. Above the bird, the word "Spring" is written in bold, stylized letters. The overall color palette is warm, with earthy browns and yellows dominating the scene. The drawing includes a calendar for the months of April, May, and June of 1906, placed below the main image.
Arthur Dove, Frederick A. Stokes Company, Calendar of Birds and Beasts: Spring, 1905, color offset lithograph on card stock, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund, 1967), 2015.19.1055

Calendar of Birds and Beasts: Spring

Arthur Dove, Frederick A. Stokes Company · 1905 · color offset lithograph on card stock ·  Accession ID  2015.19.1055

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Selected Etchings

Ripley Hitchcock, Stephen James Ferris, Stephen Parrish, William Henry Shelton, James J. Calahan, William Saint John Harper, Charles Frederick William Mielatz, Frederic Stuart Church, Hendrick Dirk Kruseman Van Elten, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, Dr. Leroy Milton Yale, Frederick A. Stokes Company · 1889 · bound volume with ten etching on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2018.44.86

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Important New Etchings by American Artists

Ripley Hitchcock, James David Smillie, William Saint John Harper, John Ames Mitchell, Edward Kemble, Charles Dater Weldon, Otto Henry Bacher, Frederick A. Stokes Company · 1888 · bound volume with six etching in black on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2018.44.85

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Representative Etchings by Artists Today in America

Ripley Hitchcock, Frederic Edwin Church, Robert Frederick Blum, James S. King, Stephen Parrish, Herman N. Hyneman, Frederick W. Freer, Frank M. Gregory, Stephen James Ferris, James J. Calahan, Charles Frederick William Mielatz, Frederick A. Stokes Company · 1887 · bound volume with ten etchings on wove paper by various artists ·  Accession ID  2018.44.84

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War is Kind

Stephen Crane, Will H. Bradley, Frederick A. Stokes Company, University Press · 1899 · volume with woodcuts on grey paper ·  Accession ID  2018.44.37