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American 19th Century

"We Go for the Union", c. 1840/1850

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 46.2 x 61.5 cm (18 3/16 x 24 3/16 in.)

framed: 57.1 x 72.4 x 5.3 cm (22 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1956.13.13

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

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Inscription

on sign: WE GO FOR / THE / UNION

Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1949 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1956.

Associated Names

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

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. 70.

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

1962: Exhibition of Early American Art, Academy of the Arts, Talbot County Historical Society, Easton, Maryland, 1962, no. 24.

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.

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

1976: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Frank Carlucci, U.S. Embassy residence, Lisbon, Portugal, 1976-1979.

1985: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Faith Whittlesey, U.S. Embassy residence, Bern, Switzerland, 1985-1988.

1988: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Philip D. Winn, U.S. Embassy residence, Bern, Switzerland, 1988-1990.

1991: Extended loan for use by Secretary Lynn Martin, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1991-1993.

1993: Extended loan for use by Secretary Robert Reich, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1993-1997.

1997: Extended loan for use by Secretary Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 1997-2001.

2014: Whitney Biennial 2014, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 2014, not in catalogue.

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 154, repro.

1978: Candee, Richard M. "Preparing and Mixing Colors in 1812." Antiques 63 (April 1978): 849.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 303, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 433, 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: 636-639, color repro. 638.

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