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Painter:
Hill, John William 1812-1879  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West New York New York 10024 Accession Number: 1967.6
Date:
1831
Notes:
Anderson, Patricia, "The course of empire: the Erie Canal and the New York landscape, 1825-1875, exhibition and catalogue: June 16-August 12, 1984," Rochester, N.Y.: Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, 1984, no. 32.
New-York Historical Society, "American landscape and genre paintings in the New-York Historical Society...," New York: New-York Historical Society; Boston, G. K. Hall, 1982.
Stebbins, "American Master Drawings & Watercolors, History of Works on Paper from Colonial Times to Present," New York: Harper & Row, 1976.
Truettner, William H., and Allan Wallach, eds., "Thomas Cole Landscape into History," New Haven: Yale University Press (National Museum of American Art), 1994, pg. 5.
Summary:
Scene of the construction of the Erie Canal.
Topic:
Waterscape--Canal--Erie Canal  Search this
Landscape--New York  Search this
Occupation--Labor  Search this
Occupation--Industry--Construction  Search this
Waterscape--Boat  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 36362380
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_46988