Imaginary Regatta of America's Cup Winners
1889 or after
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 67.8 x 119 cm (26 11/16 x 46 7/8 in.)
framed: 80.6 x 131.4 x 5 cm (31 3/4 x 51 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.) -
Accession
1953.5.90
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Recorded as from Massachusetts. Purchased in 1948 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1954
American Primitive Painting, traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Inst. for the U.S. Info. Service, Washington, 1954-1955, no. 70, as Regatta at Sandy Hook. First venue: Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, Switzerland.
1961
Extended loan for use by the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1972.
1974
Loan for display with permanent collection, Mobile Art Gallery, Alabama, 1974-1975.
1977
Extended loan for use by Secretary Cyrus R. Vance, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., 1977-1980.
1981
Extended loan for use by William J. Casey, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C., 1981-1987.
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., 1993-1994.
1997
Extended loan for use by Secretary Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 1997-2001.
2001
Extended loan for use by Vice President Richard Cheney, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2001-2009.
2009
Extended loan for use by Vice President Joseph R. Biden, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2009-2010.
Bibliography
1970
American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 136, repro.
1975
Gaunt, William. Marine Painting: An Historical Survey. London, 1975: 180, 184.
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 277, 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: 499-501, repro. 500.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 405, repro.
Inscriptions
on second ship from right, near horizon: SA[N]DY HOOK NO 10
Wikidata ID
Q20190010