Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.1293
Provenance:
[E. Bachmann, New York]
Harold Diamond, New York, to 22 October 1958
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 22 October 1958-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History:
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS. "Sculpture in Our Time: Collected by Joseph H. Hirshhorn," 5 May-23 August 1959, no. 28, p. 18 (not on tour).
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 103, p. 212.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 84.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Relief Sculpture: Selections from the Museum's Collection," 26 January-13 April 1986, no. 7, checklist.
MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, SANTA FE. "Explorations in Bronze: Degas and Contemporary New Mexico Sculptors" 10 June 2005 - 18 September 2005.
Published References:
REWALD, JOHN. Degas: Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalogue (New York: Pantheon, 1944), no. 1, p. 19, ill. p. 33. (Illustration may not be HMSG's cast.)
REWALD, JOHN. Degas Sculpture: The Complete Works (New York: Abrams, 1956), no. 1, p. 141, fig. 1. (Illustration may not be HMSG's cast.)
UNSIGNED. Detroit News (3 May 1959), p. 25.
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Abrams, 1974), pp. 68, 680, ill. 84.
RICHARD, PAUL. "A Matter of Great Relief," Washington Post (3 February 1986), Style, p. B4.
REWALD, JOHN. Degas's complete sculpture (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1990) no. 1, pp. 44-45.
PINGEOT, ANNE. Degas Scuptures (Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1991), no. 72, p. 187.
CAMPBELL, SARA. "A catalogue of Degas' bronzes," Apollo 142/402 (August 1995), no. 37, E, p. 29.
William B. Post, born New York City 1857-died Fryeburg, ME 1925
Medium:
platinum print
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (19.1 x 23.8 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
ca. 1897
Topic:
Landscape\orchard\apple orchard
Architecture Exterior\detail\fence
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
George Seeley, born Stockbridge, MA 1880-died Stockbridge, MA 1955
Medium:
gum print on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 15 x 19 3/4 in. (38.1 x 50.2 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1916
Topic:
Still life\other\vase
Still life\fruit\apple
Still life\other\dish
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Object number:
1986.6.94
Description:
Bruce Kurland painted this still life while he was living in the town of Curriers in Wyoming County, New York. He felt that the city offered dismal prospects for a representational painter and moved to the countryside, where he painted images that focused on simple objects "being revealed by light." Here, the dried bone, shriveled crab apple, and rusty cup emphasize the transformation of both natural and manmade materials over time. The dark, empty background highlights the delicacy and transitory nature of these strange objects.
"One of the greatest evidences of life is change. The petals of a flower might get brown, nothing stays the same, nothing is still---only in pictures." The artist, quoted in Bruce Kurland: Watercolors and Paintings, Claude Bernard Gallery, 1986
crate label: 8 3/4 in x 10 3/4 in; 22.225 cm x 27.305 cm
Object Name:
crate label
Place Made:
United States: Washington, Yakima
Subject:
Agriculture
Food
Crate Labels
Credit Line:
L.E. Leininger
ID Number:
1979.0441.139
Accession number:
1979.0441
Catalog number:
1979.0441.139
Description (Brief):
Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
This My Treat brand apple crate label was used by George F. Joseph of Yakima, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed label has an image of two red apples and a golden apple all still on a branch. The label calls the apples “Your Tasty Treat to Health.” Apple advertising would often focus on the health benefits of apples, (an apple a day keeps the doctor away!) a strategy that is seen on this label.
crate label: 8 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in; 22.225 cm x 25.7175 cm
Object Name:
crate label
Place Made:
United States: Washington, Wenatchee
Subject:
Agriculture
Food
Crate Labels
Credit Line:
L.E. Leininger
ID Number:
1979.0441.073
Accession number:
1979.0441
Catalog number:
1979.0441.073
Description (Brief):
Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
This Headline brand apple crate label was used by Standard Fruits Inc. of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The label has a dark background, with an inset illustration of a young boy cupping his hand over his mouth and shouting, and various newspapers with headlines that read “All About Northwest Apples,” “Northwest Apples are Here!” and “Apple for Health!” The Northwest apple growing region would often advertise their apples by touting their health benefits, especially for young children.
crate label: 11 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 29.21 cm
Object Name:
crate label
Place Made:
United States: Washington, Wenatchee
Subject:
Agriculture
Food
Crate Labels
Credit Line:
L.E. Leininger
ID Number:
1979.0441.078
Accession number:
1979.0441
Catalog number:
1979.0441.078
Description (Brief):
Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
This Electric brand apple crate label was used by the Mann Fruit Company of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed label was produced by the Spokane Lithograph Company of Spokane, Washington. The label has a dark blue background with lightning bolt from a cloudy dark sky striking diagonally across the label behind a large red apple. The label notes that the apples are “Wenatchee District Apples,” a region that claims to be the “Apple Capital of the World” due to the volume of its apple production.
crate label: 8 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in; 22.5425 cm x 26.3525 cm
Object Name:
crate label
Place Made:
United States: Washington, Wenatchee
Subject:
Agriculture
Food
Crate Labels
Credit Line:
L.E. Leininger
ID Number:
1979.0441.131
Accession number:
1979.0441
Catalog number:
1979.0441.131
Description (Brief):
Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
This Apple Lane brand apple crate label was used by H. S. Denison and Company of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The label was lithographed by Crocker-Union of San Francisco, California. The label has a blue background, and a thick orange stripe going from the bottom left to top right, with an image of a red apple and a gold apple and several leaves in the upper left. These apples are from Wenatchee, a region well-known for its apple production.
crate label: 8 3/4 in x 10 3/8 in; 22.225 cm x 26.3525 cm
Object Name:
crate label
Place Made:
United States: Washington, Wenatchee
Subject:
Agriculture
Food
Crate Labels
Credit Line:
L.E. Leininger
ID Number:
1979.0441.135
Accession number:
1979.0441
Catalog number:
1979.0441.135
Description (Brief):
Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
This Electric brand apple crate label was used by the Mann Fruit Company of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed label was produced by the Spokane Lithograph Company of Spokane, Washington. The label has a dark blue background with lightning bolt from a cloudy dark sky striking diagonally across the label behind a large red apple. The label notes that the apples are “Wenatchee District Apples,” a region that claimed to be the “Apple Capital of the World” due to the volume of its apple production.
crate label: 8 5/8 in x 10 1/4 in; 21.9075 cm x 26.035 cm
Object Name:
crate label
Place Made:
United States: Washington, Wenatchee
Subject:
Agriculture
Food
Crate Labels
Credit Line:
L.E. Leininger
ID Number:
1979.0441.140
Accession number:
1979.0441
Catalog number:
1979.0441.140
Description (Brief):
Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
This Apple Capital brand apple crate label was used by Apple Capital Growers, Inc. of Wenatchee, Washington around 1933. The label was lithographed by Stecher-Traung of San Francisco, California. The label has a silhouetted image of a domed building, similar to the U.S. Capitol, and an image of a red apple in the foreground. Wenatchee claimed to be the “Apple Capital of the World,” a name that was appropriated for this companies branding.
crate label: 8 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in; 22.225 cm x 25.7175 cm
Object Name:
crate label
Place Made:
United States: Washington, Wenatchee
Subject:
Agriculture
Food
Crate Labels
Credit Line:
L.E. Leininger
ID Number:
1979.0441.037
Accession number:
1979.0441
Catalog number:
1979.0441.037
Description (Brief):
Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
This Service brand apple crate label was used by the Trunkey-Wolfe Fruit Company, Inc. of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed label was produced by the Ridgway Lithography Company of Seattle, Washington. The green label has a red rim with a large rainbow in the center. The label advertises the apples as Wenatchee district apples. The Wenatchee Valley region is famous for its apple production, and claimed to be the “Apple Capital of the World.”
Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
This Buddy brand apple crate label was used by the Andrews Brothers, Detroit, Michigan during the early 20th century. The label was lithographed by the Schmidt Lithography Company of Fresno, California. The label has a blue background with a green rim, and an illustration of a red apple and a golden apple next to the face of a smiling baby. Apple advertising would often stress the health benefits of eating apples for young children.
