Man Named Hubbard Reading "Boston Atlas", 1843 or after

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 74.3 x 66 cm (29 1/4 x 26 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1978.80.2

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (painter)

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left on newspaper: E PLURIBUS UNUM / THE ATLAS / [NO.] [ ] XVIII Boston May 3, 184[3]. / WHIG PRINCIPAL / FOR PRESIDENT / HENRY CLAY

Provenance

Recorded as from Massachusetts. (Robert Schuyler Tompkins, Sheffield, Massachusetts), by whom sold in 1949 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1978.

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Tompkins, Robert Schuyler
Unknown Patron

Bibliography

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 159, repro.

1985: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 23, as attributed to Field.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 412, 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: 538-539, repro. 538.