Vermont Lawyer

1841

Horace Bundy

Associated Names
Horace Bundy

Artist, American, 1814 - 1883

The image shows a man seated at a wooden desk with a formal posture. He has sharp facial features and light brown hair styled with waves. He wears a black coat, white shirt, black waistcoat, and a black bow tie. On the desk are sealed books, a quill pen in an inkwell, and a folded paper. The man holds a piece of paper in his left hand. Behind him is a bookshelf filled with books and documents, partially covered by a large curtain. An architectural column is visible in the background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Vermont. Purchased in 1949 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

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. 91.

1955

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

1956

  • American Primitive Art, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, 1956, no. 27.

1959

  • Painting and Sculpture from AFA Trustee Colleciton, American Federation of Arts, New York, traveling exhibition, 1959-1960, no cat.

1961

  • 101 Masterpieces of American Primitive Painting from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, traveling exh. by the American Federation of Arts, New York, 1961-1964, no. 67. First venue: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

1967

  • Fifty Masterpieces of American Primitive Painting from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, 1967, no cat.

1968

  • American Naive Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries: 111 Masterpieces from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, traveling exh. by the Amer. Fed. of Arts, N.Y., 1968-1970, no. 70, repro. First venue: Grand Palais, Paris.

1970

  • American Naive Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries: Masterpieces from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, organized by the Amer. Fed. of Arts, N.Y., and Mainichi News., Nihobashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, 1970, no cat.

1976

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

1981

  • American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois, 1981-1982, no. 15, color repro. 13 (cat. by Ronald McKnight Melvin).

1985

  • American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, traveling exhibition by the International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, 1985-1987, no. 13, repros., 15. First venue: Museum of American Folk Art, N.Y.

1988

  • La Nascita di Una Nazione: Pittori americani dalla National Gallery of Art di Washington 1730-1880, Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande, Bologna; Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna di Ca'Pesaro, Venice, 1988-1989, no. 13, repro.

2015

  • A Perfect Likeness: Folk Portraits and Early Photography, Fenimore Art Museum, New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, 2015, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 20, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 31, 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: 38-40, color repro. 39.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 36, repro.

1997

  • JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association (1997): cover repro.

Inscriptions

at top of letter sitter is writing: Manchester August 1841 [ ]; titles on top row of books, left to right: [ ]OBY; JUSTINIAN; VINER; KENT; [ ]ITTY / VOL.; on bottom row: BLACKS[TONE?]; BLACKST[ONE?]; VERMONT / REPORTS / VOL 1; VERMONT / REPORTS / VOL 2; VERMONT / REPOR[TS]; book on table: COKE / VOL 1; on reverse (no longer visible; photo in object file in NGA curatorial records): H. Bundy / 1841.

Wikidata ID

Q20186952

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