Bay of New York, Sunset
mid 19th century
Artist, American, 1808 - 1866 or after
Thomas Chambers
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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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.) -
Accession Number
1973.67.1
Artwork history & notes
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
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
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.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 136, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20184983