Ship "Arkansas" Leaving Havana

1847

A. Hashagen

Associated Names
A. Hashagen

Artist, American, active 1847

This painting shows a maritime scene from the water, with a coastline in the distance marked by small, colorful buildings and distant green hills. Closer to us, a large ship with white sails floats on the green waves, flying the American flag and a flag that appears to have the word "Arkansas." Miniscule figures are visible on the deck of the ship, and thin ropes crisscross the three tall masts. On the left are two smaller ships. The one in the back flies a flag that says "Russia," while the closer ship near the bottom left corner has a design on the back that appears to say "Cuba." The sky above is bright blue, uninterrupted by clouds.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Pennsylvania. Purchased by 1956 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch;[1] gift to NGA, 1956.
[1] The Garbisch records do not state from whom or when they purchased the painting. Their usual accession number, indicating year of acquisition, is here replaced by "N66." On the back of a photograph of the painting in NGA curatorial files, a penciled note indicates that the painting was purchased "from N66."

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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. 93.

1968

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

1970

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

1974

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Mobile Art Gallery, Alabama, 1974-1975.

1976

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1976-1982.

1986

  • Extended loan for use by the White House Preservation Office in the ceremonial office of the Vice President, Old Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., 1986-1997.

1997

  • Extended loan for display in the ceremonial office of Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., Old Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., 1997-2001.

2001

  • Extended loan for display in the ceremonial office of Vice President Richard B. Cheney, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building (formerly Old Executive Office Building), Washington, D.C., 2001-2007; 2008-2009.

2012

  • Extended loan for display in the ceremonial office of the Vice President, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building (formerly Old Executive Office Building), Washington, D.C., 2012-

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 64, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 171, 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: 173-175, repro. 174.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 195, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right of image: A. HASHAGEN.; across bottom: Ship Arkansas Capt Nehemiah Laribee. Left the Port Havana. MAY 1847.; on banner of foreground ship: ARKANSAS; on banner of distant ship on left: RUSSIA; on ship in left foreground: CUBA

Wikidata ID

Q20187911

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