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Painter:
Hicks, Edward 1780-1849  Search this
Subject:
Columbus, Christopher  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
National Gallery of Art Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20565 Accession Number: 1980.62.13 (2798)
Date:
Ca. 1837
Notes:
Chotner, Deborah, "American Naive Paintings," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1992.
National Gallery of Art, 1988, 1990.
Hermann Warner Williams, 1972/73.
Image on file.
Chotner, Deborah, "American Naive Paintings," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1992, pg. 188.
Ford, Alice, "Edward Hicks: Painter of the Peaceable Kingdom," University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1952, pg.145.
(Lower center:) COLUMBUS
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Figures in a boat arrive at a coast. Two sailing ships are in the background.
Topic:
History--United States--Discovery of U.S  Search this
History--Exploration--Americas  Search this
Waterscape--Boat  Search this
Landscape--Coast  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Sailing Ship  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation--Other--Explorer  Search this
Primitive  Search this
Control number:
IAP 70660479
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_130728