W.H. Powell. The extraordinary merit of this young gentleman (still a minor) may be seen in this fine specimen, as well as in those which follow. A native of the west, he has made this city his home, and even in boyhood emulates our established artists. [P. 23.]
Catalogue. Descriptive, Biographical and Historical, of the Exhibition of Select Paintings, by Modern Artists, principally American, and living, under the Direction of a Committee of Amateurs. The Paintings borrowed for this particular purpose from friends to the arts. At the Stuyvesant Institute, for four weeks only from the day of opening, Nov. 19, 1838. New York: Printed by G.P. Scott. 1838.