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American 19th Century

Stylized Landscape, second half 19th century

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 70.5 x 105.4 cm (27 3/4 x 41 1/2 in.)

framed: 88.6 x 124.4 x 3.8 cm (34 7/8 x 49 x 1 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1967.20.7

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. (Walter Wallace, city unknown), by whom sold in 1953 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1967.

Associated Names

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

Exhibition History

1957: American Primitive Painting from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part II, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1957, no. 85.

1958: American Folk Art. Part of American Art. Four Exhibitions, Brussels Universal and International Exhibition, Belgium, 1958, no. 57, 38.

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, New York, 1961-1964, no. 81, color repro. First venue: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.

1973: American Primitive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Holland Union, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1973, exhibition guide (copy not located).

1977: Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1977-1980.

1982: Extended Loan to the White House for use by President George W. Bush, 2001-2003.

1986: Extended loan for use by Ambassador L. W. Lane, Jr., U.S. Embassy residence, Canberra, Australia, 1986-1989.

1993: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, 1993-1994.

1993: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, Georgia, 1993.

1994: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Heckscher Museum, Huntington, New York, 1994.

1994: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Louisiana Arts and Science Center, Baton Rouge, 1994-1995.

1995: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Boise Art Museum, Idaho, 1995.

1995: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), McKissick Museum, Columbia, South Carolina, 1995.

1995: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Pensacola Museum of Art, Florida, 1995.

1995: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), St. John's Museum of Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1995-1996.

1996: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainseville, 1996-1997.

1996: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1996.

1996: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California, 1996.

1996: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Maier Museum of Art, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1996.

1997: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, 1997.

1998: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1998.

2001: Extended loan for use by Chief of Staff Andrew Card, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2001-2006.

2006: Extended loan for use by Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2006-2009.

Bibliography

1958: American Folk Art. Part of American Art. Four Exhibitions. Exh. cat. Brussels Universal and International Exhibition, Belgium, 1958: no. 57, 38.

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 152, repro.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 298, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 428, 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: 604-606, repro. 605.