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Creator:

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969  Search this

Names:

Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000  Search this

Delano, Jack  Search this

Evans, Walker, 1903-1975  Search this

Osborn, Robert Chesley, 1904-1994  Search this

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957  Search this

Robbins, Jerome  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987  Search this

Extent:

25.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Drawings

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1879-1990

bulk 1933-1970

Summary:

The papers of social realist painter, photographer, printmaker, and teacher Ben Shahn (1898-1969) measure 25.1 linear feet and date from 1879-1990, with the bulk of the material dating from 1933-1970. The bulk of the collection consists of over 14 linear feet of incoming letters from artists, writers, colleagues, publishers, art organizations, galleries, and universities and colleges. Also found are biographical materials, project and source files, printed material, artwork by Shahn and others, photographs taken of and by Shahn, interview transcripts, sound recordings of interviews and a motion picture film.

Scope and Contents note:

The papers of social realist painter, photographer, illustrator, printmaker, and teacher Ben Shahn (1898-1969) measure 25.1 linear feet and date from 1879-1990, with the bulk of the material dating from 1933-1970. The bulk of the collection consists of over 14 linear feet of incoming letters from artists, writers, colleagues, publishers, art organizations, galleries, and universities and colleges. Also found are biographical materials, project and source files, printed material, artwork by Shahn and others, photographs taken of and by Shahn, interview transcripts, sound recordings of interviews and a motion picture film.

Biographical material and family records include a 1924 passport for Shahn and his first wife, Tillie, biographical sketches of Shahn, and award certificates received by him.

Letters are primarily written to Shahn from family members, artists, writers, colleagues, publishers, art organizations, galleries, and universities and colleges. Notable correspondents include Leonard Baskin, Alexander Calder, Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Joseph Hirsch, Leo Lionni, John Bartlow Martin, George and Marian Nakashima, Clifford Odets, Charles Olson, Robert Osborn, Diego Rivera, Jerome Robbins, Selden Rodman, James Thrall Soby, Raphael Soyer, and William Carlos Williams. A small number of scattered letters from Shahn can also be found throughout the series.

Project files document approximately twenty-one of Shahn's commissions, including murals for the community center at Jersey Homesteads, the Bronx Central Annex Post Office, the Social Security Building in Washington D.C. , and the William E. Grady Vocational High School. The files also document his involvement in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Roosevelt, in addition to projects for schools, temples and private homes.

Financial and legal records include consignment records, loan agreements, royalty statements and receipts for artwork sold.

Notes and writings are by Shahn and others including Alan Dugan, W. H. Ferry, Theodore Gusten, and John Bartlow Martin. They include lists of artwork, many of which are annotated.

Artwork includes a sketchbook and several unbound sketches and lettering by Shahn, in addition to drawings and prints by others including Shahn's children, Mario Casetta and Stefan Martin.

Source files contain printed material and photographs relating to topics depicted by Shahn in his artwork such as children, dams, farming, houses, industry, mines and miners, slums, war and workers. These files also contain scattered photographic prints by FSA and OWI photographers including Shahn, Jack Delano, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Carl Mydans, Marion Post Wolcott, Arthur Rothstein, and John Vachon.

Printed material includes news clippings covering Shahn and his career as well as subjects of interest to Shahn. Also found are exhibition catalogs and announcements for exhibitions for Shahn and others, and reproductions of Shahn's artwork including publications illustrated by him.

Photographs are of Shahn, his family and friends and colleagues including Alexander Calder, Jerome Robbins, Charles Sheeler, David Smith and William Zorach. Also included are photographs taken by Shahn of New York City and for the FSA in the 1930s, as well as photographs of artwork by Shahn. Photographs by others include one photo each by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee and Arthur Rothstein.

The collection also contains transcripts of eight radio, television and motion picture interviews of Shahn and a reel of 16mm motion picture film from the BBC-TV program "Monitor," in addition to sound recordings of interviews of Shahn by Tony Schwartz and Arlene Francis. Artifacts include a Christmas greeting in the form of a sock.

Arrangement note:

The collection is arranged as 12 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical and Family Records, 1879-1984 (Box 1, OV 36; 0.2 linear ft.)

Series 2: Letters, 1929-1990 (Boxes 1-25, 35, 43, OVs 36-38; 14.5 linear ft.)

Series 3: Project Files, 1933-1975 (Boxes 25-26; OVs 36-37; 1.03 linear ft.)

Series 4: Financial and Legal Records, 1934-1988 (Boxes 26-27, 35; 0.81 linear ft.)

Series 5: Notes and Writings, circa 1933-1988 (Boxes 27-28, 43; 1.72 linear ft.)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1930s-1965 (Boxes 28, 35; 11 folders)

Series 7: Source Files, circa 1900s-1960s (Boxes 28-30, 35; 1.81 linear ft.)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1912-1988 (Boxes 30-33, 35, OV 39; 3.22 linear ft.)

Series 9: Photographs, circa 1900-1969 (Boxes 33-35; 0.86 linear ft.)

Series 10: Interview Transcripts, 1943-1968 (Box 34; 0.25 linear ft.)

Series 11: Audio and Video Recordings, 1959-1968 (Box 34; 0.25 linear ft.)

Series 12: Artifacts, circa 1930s-circa 1960s (Box 34; 2 items)

Biographical/Historical note:

Ben Shahn (1898-1969) was a social realist painter, muralist, printmaker, photographer, illustrator, and educator who worked primarily in Brooklyn, New York and New Jersey. He was most active in the 1930s through the 1950s and worked on several federally funded arts projects, including the Farm Security Administration's photographic documentation project of rural America during the Depression.

Ben Shahn was born in Kovno, Lithuania and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1906 where he settled in Brooklyn, and later Roosevelt, New Jersey, after becoming a naturalized citizen in 1918.

Following an apprenticeship as a lithographer from 1913-1917, Shahn studied at New York University, the City College of New York, and the National Academy of Design from 1919-1922. He married Tillie Goldstein in 1922 and they had two children, Judith and Ezra.

Two years after Shahn's first solo exhibition at the Downtown Gallery in 1930, his Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti, a series of 23 gouaches about the Sacco and Vanzetti trial of the 1920s, was exhibited at the Downtown Gallery to critical and public acclaim. The exhibition marked the beginning of Shahn's reputation as one of the most important social realist painters in America. Shahn's commitment to social and political justice found a natural outlet in mural painting when, in 1933, he was hired to assist Diego Rivera on the labor and industry mural Man at the Crossroads, for New York City's Rockefeller Center. The mural was destroyed amid controversy in 1933 before it was completed, but Shahn had learned much about the art of fresco painting during the project and was inspired by the potential of the mural as a unique art form for presenting life's struggles and stories to a large public audience. Between 1933 and 1937 Shahn worked on various murals for other buildings, including New York's Central Park Casino (circa 1934) and Riker's Island Prison (1934), none of which saw completion. In 1937, however, the Farm Security Administration (FSA) commissioned Shahn to execute a mural for the Community Center in the town of Jersey Homesteads, later Roosevelt, New Jersey, which Shahn completed in 1938. Shahn settled in Jersey Homesteads the following year and remained there for the rest of his life. Other important mural commissions followed for the Bronx Central Post office (1939) and the Social Security Building in Washington DC (1942).

One of Shahn's assistants on the Jersey Homesteads mural was Bernarda Bryson, whom he had met in 1933 when she came to New York to interview Rivera about the Rockefeller Center mural controversy for an Ohio newspaper. Shahn and Bryson became lifetime companions and had three children, Susanna, Jonathan and Abigail, although they did not marry until shortly before Shahn's death in 1969. Shahn and Tillie Goldstein were divorced in 1944.

Shahn had enrolled with the federal Public Works of Art Project in 1934, and between 1935 and 1938 he and Bryson travelled across country as Shahn photographed poverty-stricken areas and documented rural life for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the Resettlement Agency. Shahn's interest in photography developed in the early 1930s when, encouraged by his friendship with Walker Evans, he began photographing street scenes and people in New York City. He later used the images as the basis for many of his prints and paintings.

In 1942 Shahn began working for the Office of War Information (OWI) and was instructed to produce posters and pamphlets explaining to citizens the necessities of wartime, such as the need for secrecy and food rationing. Ultimately, only two of Shahn's posters were ever used; the rest were rejected as being too harsh for their intended audience. Shahn later worked for the Congress of Industrial Organization Political Action Committee (CIO-PAC), producing posters for the 1944 campaign to re-elect Roosevelt, who he believed in deeply. He was promoted to director of the CIO's Graphic Arts Division for the 1946 congressional campaign following Roosevelt's death, but that job ended when the election went poorly for the Democratic party.

Shahn returned increasingly to painting and a retrospective of his work was held at the Museum of Modern Art in 1947. He also became more active in academia as an accomplished writer, teacher and lecturer. He received honorary doctorates from Princeton University and Harvard University, and become the Charles Eliot Norton professor at Harvard in 1956. Shahn's Norton lectures were collected and published as the influential The Shape of Content in 1957. He also began to work as a commercial artist for a variety of companies and publications including CBS, Time, Harper's, and the Container Corporation of America. Shahn believed, however, that the artist's ideas and integrity must always be reflected in his commercial art. He refused to compromise on this point and was very selective in his choice of commercial commissions. Shahn illustrated many books and articles, designed sets for stage productions such as New York Export: Opus Jazz, choreographed by Jerome Robbins, and designed mural mosaics for synagogues, universities and private homes.

Since the 1930s Shahn had been represented by Edith Halpert at the Downtown Gallery, but his relationship with her was always contentious on the subject of payments Shahn received for commercial work, and became increasingly so as his income from such sources increased. Finally, in 1968, Shahn wrote to Halpert telling her that after ten years of "an accumulation of ill-feeling, discomfort and recrimination between us" he felt compelled to end their dealer-artist relationship.

By the time of Shahn's break with Halpert his health had begun to fail. He died of a heart attack following surgery in a New York City hospital on March 14, 1969.

Related Archival Materials note:

The Archives of American Art holds four oral history interviews with Ben Shahn: 1964 Apr. 14 interview conducted by Richard K. Doud for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project in which Shahn speaks of his travels and work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the American image as portrayed by FSA; 1965 Jan. 17 interview; 1965 Oct. 3. interview conducted by Harlan Phillips for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project; and 1968 Sept. 27 interview conducted by Forrest Selvig. Most of these interviews have transcripts available online.

The Archives also holds the Bernarda Bryson Shahn papers, circa 1947-2005, and two oral history interviews with Bernarda Bryson Shahn: 1983 Apr. 29 and 1995 July 3.

Separated Materials note:

The Archives of American Art also holds material lent for microfilming (reel N70-6) including addresses and essays by Shahn, seven royalty statements, and three letters from publishers. Many of the writings found on this reel were included in subsequent donations. All other lent material was returned to the lender and is not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

The Ben Shahn papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in several installments between 1967-1991 by Shahn's widow, Bernarda Bryson Shahn who also lent materials for microfilming in 1969. Jean Shahn, Ben Shahn's daughter-in-law and estate representative, donated additional material in 2018 and 2021.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New Jersey -- Roosevelt  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn  Search this

Photographers -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn  Search this

Photographers -- New Jersey -- Roosevelt  Search this

Printmakers -- New Jersey -- Roosevelt  Search this

Printmakers -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn  Search this

Educators -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn  Search this

Educators -- New Jersey -- Roosevelt  Search this

Muralists -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn  Search this

Muralists -- New Jersey -- Roosevelt  Search this

Topic:

Social realism  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Drawings

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Ben Shahn papers, 1879-1990, bulk 1933-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.shahben

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-shahben

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-12-21T18:21:29.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Transcription  Search this

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Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this

Type:

Symposia

YouTube Videos

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Education  Search this

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Art, American  Search this

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Medium:

Red sikri sandstone

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 134.6 x 58.4 x 30.4 cm (53 x 23 x 11 15/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

Mathura, India

Date:

320-485

Period:

Gupta dynasty

Topic:

Buddhism  Search this

Buddha  Search this

Gupta dynasty (300 - 699)  Search this

India  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1994.17

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Google Cultural Institute

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On View:

Freer Gallery 02: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34dde9432-87ee-4345-b319-fe614c518c71

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edanmdm:fsg_F1994.17

Creator:

National Postal Museum  Search this

Type:

Lectures

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2017-12-04T21:43:32.000Z

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Education  Search this

Topic:

Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting  Search this

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National Postal Museum

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Creator:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

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2017-05-17T11:16:50.000Z

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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FreerSackler

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Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

Symposia

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

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Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

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edanmdm:yt_7TPsrgC6EoI

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

Symposia

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-11-19T15:28:08.000Z

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Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_LH5Vajc5g_M

Creator:

National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-06-23T10:51:57.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

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Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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WatchNMAAHC

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_gGUtKanR7Vk

Creator:

Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this

Author:

Hayden, F. V (Ferdinand Vandeveer) 1829-1887  Search this

Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)  Search this

Subject:

Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this

Physical description:

1 volume illustrations, clippings, photographs, letters. 27 cm

Type:

Electronic resources

Place:

Yellowstone National Park

Date:

1870

1870-1932

Topic:

Geology  Search this

Call number:

CT275.H75 A1 v. 3

CT275.H75 A1

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1063467

Artist:

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827  Search this

Sitter:

Elias Boudinot, IV, 2 May 1740 - 24 Oct 1821  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

76 × 63.5cm (29 15/16 × 25")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1784

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Printed Material\Papers  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Jabot  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Male  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Jersey  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

54-266

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49feacb91-eb45-45ba-9058-dcf446d6998a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_54-266

Artist:

Eastman Johnson, 29 Jul 1824 - 5 Apr 1906  Search this

Sitter:

Stephen Grover Cleveland, 18 Mar 1837 - 24 Jun 1908  Search this

Medium:

Oil on paper on canvas

Dimensions:

42.5cm x 30.5cm (16 3/4" x 12"), Accurate

Type:

Painting

Date:

1891

Topic:

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Male  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Law and Crime\Police\Sheriff  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this

Stephen Grover Cleveland: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Buffalo, NY  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

65-202

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43d847229-3760-427b-b7a5-df34d0fa9f82

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_65-202

Artist:

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 6 Apr 1783 - 16 Feb 1861  Search this

William Jewett, 1792 - 1874  Search this

Possibly after:

Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872  Search this

Sitter:

Elias Boudinot, IV, 2 May 1740 - 24 Oct 1821  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

235.5 x 153cm (92 11/16 x 60 1/4")

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1818

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Printed Material\Papers  Search this

Interior\Domestic  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this

Equipment\Walking stick  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Male  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Jersey  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

66-19

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fdfa801c-57e8-48eb-810a-21e84029b270

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_66-19

Artist:

James Sharples, c. 1751 - 1811  Search this

Sitter:

Elias Boudinot, IV, 2 May 1740 - 24 Oct 1821  Search this

Medium:

Pastel on paper

Dimensions:

21.9 x 17.3cm (8 5/8 x 6 13/16")

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1793-1801

Topic:

Miniature  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Jabot  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Spandrels  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Male  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Jersey  Search this

Elias Boudinot, IV: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

68-2

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Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b145e6bf-ee1b-4a89-9189-9abcff560aa5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_68-2

Artist:

Leonard Wells Volk, 1828 - 1895  Search this

Sitter:

Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this

Medium:

Painted plaster

Dimensions:

Accurate: 25.1 x 19.8 x 16.1cm (9 7/8 x 7 13/16 x 6 5/16")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

c. 1860

Topic:

Mask\Life mask  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this

Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

EX-40

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49a11226e-5332-421a-bfb1-ce933e054dc4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_EX-40

Artist:

Clark Mills, 13 Dec 1810 - 12 Jan 1883  Search this

Sitter:

John Caldwell Calhoun, 18 Mar 1782 - 31 Mar 1850  Search this

Medium:

Plaster

Dimensions:

Accurate: 35.9 x 20 x 22.2cm (14 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 8 3/4")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

c. 1844

Topic:

Mask\Life mask  Search this

John Caldwell Calhoun: Male  Search this

John Caldwell Calhoun: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this

John Caldwell Calhoun: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Philosopher  Search this

John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this

John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\US Congressman\South Carolina  Search this

John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\US Senator\South Carolina  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

EX-77

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Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dd977028-66d6-4b61-8a44-8da1d55eb327

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_EX-77

Artist:

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1 Mar 1848 - 3 Aug 1907  Search this

Sitter:

William Tecumseh Sherman, 8 Feb 1820 - 14 Feb 1891  Search this

Medium:

Plaster

Dimensions:

36.6cm x 31.5cm x 23.8cm (14 7/16" x 12 3/8" x 9 3/8"), Accurate

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1891?

Topic:

Mask\Death mask  Search this

William Tecumseh Sherman: Male  Search this

William Tecumseh Sherman: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

William Tecumseh Sherman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War army officer  Search this

William Tecumseh Sherman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

William Tecumseh Sherman: Business and Finance\Banker  Search this

William Tecumseh Sherman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War army officer\Union army officer  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

EX45

Restrictions & Rights:

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Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d7521167-3513-4695-b18f-918f4c940584

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edanmdm:npg_EX45

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Sitter:

Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, 1746 - 8 Oct 1793  Search this

Medium:

Plaster

Dimensions:

Accurate: 40.5 x 43.8 x 48.9cm (15 15/16 x 17 1/4 x 19 1/4")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1793

Topic:

Mask\Death mask  Search this

Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant: Male  Search this

Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this

Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary  Search this

Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant: Politics and Government\State Attorney General\Pennsylvania  Search this

Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New Jersey  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

EX589

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e41a520e-c34c-4209-9736-7ebc22f9d8b6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_EX589

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Sitter:

Elihu Spencer Sergeant, 1787 - 1824  Search this

Medium:

Plaster

Dimensions:

Accurate: 38.1 x 19.9 x 20.5cm (15 x 7 13/16 x 8 1/16")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1824

Topic:

Mask\Death mask  Search this

Elihu Spencer Sergeant: Male  Search this

Elihu Spencer Sergeant: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

EX590

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm451889154-29df-48a1-802c-b72927314235

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_EX590

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Studio:

Fowler & Wells  Search this

Sitter:

Aaron Burr, 6 Feb 1756 - 14 Sep 1836  Search this

Medium:

Plaster

Dimensions:

22.6 x 14.6 x 10.1cm (8 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 4")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

c. 1836

Topic:

Mask\Death mask  Search this

Aaron Burr: Male  Search this

Aaron Burr: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York  Search this

Aaron Burr: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York  Search this

Aaron Burr: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Aaron Burr: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

Aaron Burr: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolution  Search this

Aaron Burr: Politics and Government\State Attorney General\New York  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Princeton University

Object number:

EX82

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4eb2bd080-567c-439f-9338-337b442f88b2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_EX82