Washington, the Mason

c. 1868

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a man standing at the center. He is facing forward with his hands slightly raised at his sides. He has a serious expression and wears a tricorne hat. His hair is white or gray, styled beneath the hat. The man wears dark formal attire with a white collared shirt visible beneath, and a white apron with symbols. To his right, a column supports an object, and on his left, there's another column, a stone with a tool, and a small structure resembling a seat. The background has an archway with the letter 'G' displayed, and a patterned floor with golden and black designs. Surrounding the figure are brown and red tones.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Lambertville, New Jersey. Purchased in 1950 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1956.

Associated Names

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. 43.

1955

  • American Primitive Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955.

1956

  • [Exhibition], The Alexandria Association, Virginia, 1956.

1968

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

1973

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary George Schultz, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1973-1974.

1975

  • American Folk Art: Tour in the Arkansas Artmobile Bicentennial Exhibition, traveling exhibition organized by the Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1975-1976, no cat.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 302, 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: 632-634, color repro. 633.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 433, repro.

Inscriptions

center top: G

Wikidata ID

Q20188713

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