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American 19th Century

Twenty-two Houses and a Church, mid 19th century

Not on View

Medium

water-based medium on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 61.2 x 76.5 cm (24 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.)

framed: 79 x 94.9 x 9.8 cm (31 1/8 x 37 3/8 x 3 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1958.9.13

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

Recorded as from western New York State. (Old Print Shop, New York), by whom sold in 1952 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1958.

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
The Old Print Shop
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1954: American Primitive Painting from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part I, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1954, no. 87.

1958: American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, 1958, no cat.

1962: Exhibition of Early American Art, Academy of the Arts, Talbot County Historical Society, Easton, Maryland, 1962, no. 26.

1966: American Folk Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Early American Folk Arts (now Museum of American Folk Art), held at the Time-Life Exhibit Center, New York, 1966, 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 Amer. Fed. of Arts, N.Y., 1968-1970, no. 78. 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: "First Flowers of Our Wilderness", The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California: The University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, 1976, no. 93, pl. 89.

1977: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Stoessel, U.S. Embassy residence, Bonn, West Germany, 1977-1981.

1981: American Naive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Terrra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois, 1981-1982, no. 29 (cat. by Ronald McKnight Melvin).

1987: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Paul Cleveland, U.S. Embassy residence, Wellington, New Zealand, 1987-1989.

1991: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Michael Skol, U.S. Embassy residence, Caracas, Venezuela, 1991-1993.

2001: Extended loan for use by Secretary Mel Martinez, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 2001-2005.

2006: Extended loan for use by Susan C. Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C., 2006-2008.

2017: Extended loan for use by Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 2017-2021..

Bibliography

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: 299, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 429, 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: 612-613, color repro. 612.