Book of the Artists. American Artist Life, Comprising Biographical and Critical Sketches of American Artists: Preceded by an Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of Art in America

1867

Henry Theodore Tuckerman

Associated Names
Henry Theodore Tuckerman

Artist, American, 1813 - 1871

The image shows a book cover titled "AMERICAN ARTIST LIFE." The cover is made of brown leather with embossed gold lettering that reads "AMERICAN ARTIST LIFE." It features an ornate gold decorative border design along its edges with a pattern of swirls and leaves. The spine appears slightly darker than the front cover. The design conveys elegance and historical significance, typical of older collectible books.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume of 25 albumen silver prints and 1 engraving

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.61 × 29.21 × 7.3 cm (13 5/8 × 11 1/2 × 2 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.117.304

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Wilson Corcoran, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1874; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by Aaron Draper Shattuck on mount following page 560, lower right below image in black ink: A.D. Shattuck; signed by Daniel Huntington in engraving following page 320, lower center below image in black ink: D.Huntington P.N.A.; bottom center of title page, pages 57, 163, 287, 541, 595, mount following page 369, 472, verso of mounts following pages 464, 522, stamped in purple ink: The Corcoran Gallery of Art / Washington, D. C.

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