"We Go for the Union"

c. 1840/1850

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1949 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1956.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part I, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1954, no. 70.

1955

  • American Primitive Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955.

1962

  • Exhibition of Early American Art, Academy of the Arts, Talbot County Historical Society, Easton, Maryland, 1962, no. 24.

1968

  • The American Primitive Paintings Exhibit, organized by the Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California, for de Saisset Art Gallery, University of Santa Clara, 1968.

1970

  • Extended loan for use by The White House, Washington, D.C., 1970-1973.

1976

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Frank Carlucci, U.S. Embassy residence, Lisbon, Portugal, 1976-1979.

1985

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Faith Whittlesey, U.S. Embassy residence, Bern, Switzerland, 1985-1988.

1988

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Philip D. Winn, U.S. Embassy residence, Bern, Switzerland, 1988-1990.

1991

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Lynn Martin, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1991-1993.

1993

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Robert Reich, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1993-1997.

1997

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 1997-2001.

2014

  • Whitney Biennial 2014, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 2014, not in catalogue.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 154, repro.

1978

  • Candee, Richard M. "Preparing and Mixing Colors in 1812." Antiques 63 (April 1978): 849.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 303, 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: 636-639, color repro. 638.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 433, repro.

Inscriptions

on sign: WE GO FOR / THE / UNION

Wikidata ID

Q20186508


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