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James Bard

Steamer "St. Lawrence", 1850

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 73.3 x 121.9 cm (28 7/8 x 48 in.)

framed: 83.8 x 132.7 x 6.3 cm (33 x 52 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1953.5.2

Artists / Makers

James Bard (artist) American, 1815 - 1897

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Inscription

lower left: Steamer St Lawrence Built / by Wm Collyer NY.[ ] / Engine Built by The [Morgan Iro]n Works N ; lower right: Joiner Work by Sampson & Perry. [NY?] / Painting by John A. Bowell NY / Painting [an]d Drawing by James Bard, N.Y. / Decr th 18th, 1850; on banner: ST LAWRENCE.; on ship: ST LAWRENCE

Provenance

Recorded as from Massachusetts. Purchased in 1952 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1954: American Primitive Painting, traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Inst. for the U.S. Information Service, Washington, 1954-1955, no. 66. First venue: Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, Switzerland.

1961: Extended loan for use by The White House, Washington, D.C., 1961-1964.

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

1969: Extended loan for use by The White House, Washington, D.C., 1969-1972.

1973: Extended loan for use by the U.S. Consulate, Leningrad, U.S.S.R., 1973-1979.

1981: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois, 1981-1982, no. 30 (cat. by Ronald McKnight Melvin).

1985: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, traveling exhibition by the International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, 1985-1987, no. 9, color repro. First venue; Museum of American Folk Art, New Y

1988: La Nascita di Una Nazione: Pittori americani dalla National Gallery of Art di Washington 1730-1880, Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande, Bologna; Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna di Ca'Pesaro, Venice, 1988-1989, no. 9, repro.

1991: Extended loan for use by Justice Anthony Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1991-1999.

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 14, repro.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 23, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 23, 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: 7-8, repro. 8.