Capture of the "Savannah" by the "U.S.S. Perry"

1861

Fritz Müller

Painter, American, 1814 - 1861 or after

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from New York. (David Hollander, New York City), by whom sold in 1960 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1967.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1961

  • 101 Masterpieces of American Primitive Painting from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, traveling exh. by the Amer. Federation of Arts, N.Y., 1961-1964, no. 95, color repro., as Confederate Blockade Runner and Union Man-of-War by F.R. Mullen.

1967

  • Fifty Masterpieces of American Painting from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, 1967, no cat.

1972

  • American Primitive Painting, South Texas Artmobile, Corpus Christi, traveling exhibition by the International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, 1972-1973, no cat.

1980

  • Extended loan, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1980-1985.

1988

  • Extended loan for use by Blair House, Washington, D.C., 1988-1995.

1999

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Gerald S. McGowan, U.S. Embassy residence, Lisbon, Portugal, 1999-2001 (unnumbered brochure, repro.).

2010

  • American Naive Paintings from the Garbisch Collection at the National Gallery of Art, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia, 2010, no cat.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 84, repro., as Confederate Blockade Runner and Union Man-of-War by F. Mullen.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 200, repro., as Confederate Blockade Runner and Union Man-of-War

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: 262-264, repro. 263.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 239, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: Fr. Müller. 1861.

Wikidata ID

Q20188468


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