Painter:

Blashfield, Edwin Howland 1848-1936  Search this

Subject:

Hamilton, Alexander  Search this

Stevens, John  Search this

Zabriskie, Abraham  Search this

Varick, Richard  Search this

Type:

Paintings-Mural

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Hudson County Courthouse Jersey City New Jersey

Date:

1910

Notes:

"Heroes in the fight for beauty: the muralists of the Hudson County Court House," Jersey City: Jersey City Museum, 1986, fig. 14-16, pg. 94.

Brochure of the Mural Painters, a National Society Founded 1895, New York: the Kalkhoff Company, 1916.

Summary:

Four winged figures of fame, each holding a shield which immitates a bas-relief portrait of Alexander Hamilton, John Stevens, Abraham Zabriskie, and Richard Varick. Each figure is on one of the four pendentives to the central dome.

Topic:

Allegory--Quality--Grandeur  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Shield  Search this

Portrait male--Head  Search this

Control number:

IAP 86130130

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_231947