Chapters:
1
John Singleton Copley: Unfinished Portrait of Nathaniel Hurd, ca. 1765
Completing the story of an unfinished Boston portrait
Marjorie B. Searl
John Singleton Copley: Unfinished Portrait of Nathaniel Hurd, ca. 1765
Completing the story of an unfinished Boston portrait
Marjorie B. Searl
2
Thomas Chambers: View of West Point, after 1828
“No place in the Union…exceeds West Point in beauty of location and the stirring incidents
connected with its early history…”
Peter Ogden Brown
Thomas Chambers: View of West Point, after 1828
“No place in the Union…exceeds West Point in beauty of location and the stirring incidents
connected with its early history…”
Peter Ogden Brown
3
Unknown American Artist: Portrait of Colonel Nathaniel Rochester, before 1831
Rochester’s Audubon or Not?
Peter Ogden Brown
Unknown American Artist: Portrait of Colonel Nathaniel Rochester, before 1831
Rochester’s Audubon or Not?
Peter Ogden Brown
4
Ammi Phillips: Old Woman with a Bible, ca. 1834
An Upstate Classic
Susan Nurse
Ammi Phillips: Old Woman with a Bible, ca. 1834
An Upstate Classic
Susan Nurse
5
Milton W. Hopkins: Pierrepont Edward Lacey and His Dog, Gun, 1835–36
A Boy and His Dog, Shortsville, New York
Jacquelyn Oak
Milton W. Hopkins: Pierrepont Edward Lacey and His Dog, Gun, 1835–36
A Boy and His Dog, Shortsville, New York
Jacquelyn Oak
6
George Harvey: Pittsford on the Erie Canal—A Sultry Calm, 1837
“Rambling uncontrolled in search of the picturesque”
Marjorie B. Searl
George Harvey: Pittsford on the Erie Canal—A Sultry Calm, 1837
“Rambling uncontrolled in search of the picturesque”
Marjorie B. Searl
7
Asahel Lynde Powers: Portrait of a Dark-haired Man Reading the “Genesee Farmer,” ca. 1839
“Who has not heard of the Genesee country?”
Jessica Marten
Asahel Lynde Powers: Portrait of a Dark-haired Man Reading the “Genesee Farmer,” ca. 1839
“Who has not heard of the Genesee country?”
Jessica Marten
8
DeWitt Clinton Boutelle: The Indian Hunter, 1846
“Why does the white man follow my path?...”
Marlene Hamann-Whitmore
DeWitt Clinton Boutelle: The Indian Hunter, 1846
“Why does the white man follow my path?...”
Marlene Hamann-Whitmore
9
Thomas Cole: Genesee Scenery, ca. 1846–47
A jewel of a waterfall, Letchworth State Park
Marlene Hamann-Whitmore
Thomas Cole: Genesee Scenery, ca. 1846–47
A jewel of a waterfall, Letchworth State Park
Marlene Hamann-Whitmore
10
Lilly Martin Spencer : Peeling Onions, ca. 1852
Domestic life in old New York
Elizabeth L. O’Leary
Lilly Martin Spencer : Peeling Onions, ca. 1852
Domestic life in old New York
Elizabeth L. O’Leary
11
George Catlin: Shooting Flamingoes, 1857
On the trail of pink flamingoes in South America
Peter Ogden Brown
George Catlin: Shooting Flamingoes, 1857
On the trail of pink flamingoes in South America
Peter Ogden Brown
12
Rubens Peale: Still Life Number 26: Silver Basket of Fruit, 1857–58
A fruitful arrangement in Pennsylvania
Susan Nurse
Rubens Peale: Still Life Number 26: Silver Basket of Fruit, 1857–58
A fruitful arrangement in Pennsylvania
Susan Nurse
13
John Frederick Kensett: A Showery Day, Lake George, ca.1860s
“Where green hills swept boldly down to the water’s edge…”
Caroline M. Welsh
John Frederick Kensett: A Showery Day, Lake George, ca.1860s
“Where green hills swept boldly down to the water’s edge…”
Caroline M. Welsh
14
Leonard Wells Volk: Life Mask and Hands of Abraham Lincoln, 1860/1886
“There is the animal himself.”
Grant Holcomb
Leonard Wells Volk: Life Mask and Hands of Abraham Lincoln, 1860/1886
“There is the animal himself.”
Grant Holcomb
15
Asher B. Durand: Genesee Oaks, 1860
“One shade tree to every two acres…”
Marlene Hamann-Whitmore
Asher B. Durand: Genesee Oaks, 1860
“One shade tree to every two acres…”
Marlene Hamann-Whitmore
16
Martin Johnson Heade: Newbury Hayfield at Sunset, 1862
“Nowhere is there greater beauty than in their curving creeks and irregular pools…”
Marjorie B. Searl
Martin Johnson Heade: Newbury Hayfield at Sunset, 1862
“Nowhere is there greater beauty than in their curving creeks and irregular pools…”
Marjorie B. Searl
17
David Gilmour Blythe: Trial Scene (Molly Maguires), ca. 1862–63
Tarred and feathered in coal mining country
Kerry Anne Morgan
David Gilmour Blythe: Trial Scene (Molly Maguires), ca. 1862–63
Tarred and feathered in coal mining country
Kerry Anne Morgan
18
James Henry Beard: The Night Before the Battle, 1865
The Civil War…a poignant scene
Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss
James Henry Beard: The Night Before the Battle, 1865
The Civil War…a poignant scene
Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss
19
Albert Bierstadt: The Sierras Near Lake Tahoe, California, 1865
California, the Promised Land
Diane P. Fischer
Albert Bierstadt: The Sierras Near Lake Tahoe, California, 1865
California, the Promised Land
Diane P. Fischer
20
Mortimer Smith: Home Late, 1866
Evening in a frontier cabin
Kerry Schauber
Mortimer Smith: Home Late, 1866
Evening in a frontier cabin
Kerry Schauber
21
Thomas Ridgeway Gould: The West Wind, 1876
“...the light foot she sets on the shore of an untamed continent”
Cynthia L. Culbert
Thomas Ridgeway Gould: The West Wind, 1876
“...the light foot she sets on the shore of an untamed continent”
Cynthia L. Culbert
22
Daniel Chester French: Bust of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1879
“The essential image of the Concord philosopher…”
Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss
Daniel Chester French: Bust of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1879
“The essential image of the Concord philosopher…”
Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss
23
John Haberle: Torn in Transit,1888–89 John Frederick Peto: Articles Hung on a Door, after 1890
Illusion and the stuff of daily life
Marjorie B. Searl
John Haberle: Torn in Transit,1888–89 John Frederick Peto: Articles Hung on a Door, after 1890
Illusion and the stuff of daily life
Marjorie B. Searl
24
Frederick MacMonnies: Nathan Hale, 1890
“I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.”
Christopher Clarke
Frederick MacMonnies: Nathan Hale, 1890
“I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.”
Christopher Clarke
25
Winslow Homer: Paddling at Dusk, 1892
Evening in the Adirondacks
David Tatham
Winslow Homer: Paddling at Dusk, 1892
Evening in the Adirondacks
David Tatham
26
George Inness: Early Moonrise in Florida, 1893
Mystical view of Tarpon Springs, Florida
David Bjelajac
George Inness: Early Moonrise in Florida, 1893
Mystical view of Tarpon Springs, Florida
David Bjelajac
27
Winslow Homer: The Artist’s Studio in an Afternoon Fog, 1894
A retreat at Prout’s Neck, Maine
David Tatham
Winslow Homer: The Artist’s Studio in an Afternoon Fog, 1894
A retreat at Prout’s Neck, Maine
David Tatham
28
Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Charles Cotesworth Beaman, 1894; Hettie Sherman Evarts Beaman, 1900
Patronage in Cornish, New Hampshire
Henry J. Duffy
Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Charles Cotesworth Beaman, 1894; Hettie Sherman Evarts Beaman, 1900
Patronage in Cornish, New Hampshire
Henry J. Duffy
29
Frederic Remington: The Broncho Buster, 1895; The Cheyenne, 1901
Bronzes of the Wild West
Brian W. Dippie
Frederic Remington: The Broncho Buster, 1895; The Cheyenne, 1901
Bronzes of the Wild West
Brian W. Dippie
30
Maurice Prendergast: The Ships, ca. 1895; Woodland Bathers, 1913–15
“Flutter, luminosity and kaleidoscopic color- movement”: New England scenes
Gwendolyn Owens
Maurice Prendergast: The Ships, ca. 1895; Woodland Bathers, 1913–15
“Flutter, luminosity and kaleidoscopic color- movement”: New England scenes
Gwendolyn Owens
31
John Henry Twachtman: The White Bridge, late 1890s
An ornament in the Connecticut landscape
Susan G. Larkin
John Henry Twachtman: The White Bridge, late 1890s
An ornament in the Connecticut landscape
Susan G. Larkin
32
Everett Shinn: Sullivan Street, 1900–1905
A glimpse of Greenwich Village a hundred years ago
Marjorie B. Searl
Everett Shinn: Sullivan Street, 1900–1905
A glimpse of Greenwich Village a hundred years ago
Marjorie B. Searl
33
Thomas Eakins: William H. Macdowell, ca. 1904
Portrait of the artist’s father-in-law
Elizabeth Johns
Thomas Eakins: William H. Macdowell, ca. 1904
Portrait of the artist’s father-in-law
Elizabeth Johns
34
Childe Hassam: The Bathers, 1904
Arcadia in Portland, Oregon
Margaret Bullock
Childe Hassam: The Bathers, 1904
Arcadia in Portland, Oregon
Margaret Bullock
35
Jerome Myers: Sunday Morning, 1907
Immigrant life on the Lower East Side
Grant Holcomb
Jerome Myers: Sunday Morning, 1907
Immigrant life on the Lower East Side
Grant Holcomb
36
John Sloan: Election Night, 1907; Chinese Restaurant, 1909
New York night life
Grant Holcomb
John Sloan: Election Night, 1907; Chinese Restaurant, 1909
New York night life
Grant Holcomb
37
Colin Campbell Cooper : Main Street Bridge, Rochester, 1908
Overlooking the Genesee River in downtown Rochester
Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck
Colin Campbell Cooper : Main Street Bridge, Rochester, 1908
Overlooking the Genesee River in downtown Rochester
Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck
38
Thomas Wilmer Dewing: Portrait in a Brown Dress, ca. 1908
Inspired by Whistler
Susan Hobbs
Thomas Wilmer Dewing: Portrait in a Brown Dress, ca. 1908
Inspired by Whistler
Susan Hobbs
39
Kathleen McEnery Cunningham: Woman in an Ermine Collar, 1909
The New Woman
Jessica Marten
Kathleen McEnery Cunningham: Woman in an Ermine Collar, 1909
The New Woman
Jessica Marten
40
Abastenia St. Leger Eberle: Windy Doorstep, 1910
“Beauty hidden behind shabby facades”
Pamela W. Blanpied
Abastenia St. Leger Eberle: Windy Doorstep, 1910
“Beauty hidden behind shabby facades”
Pamela W. Blanpied
41
Jonas Lie: Morning on the River, ca. 1911–12
The Brooklyn Bridge in winter
Barbara Dayer Gallati
Jonas Lie: Morning on the River, ca. 1911–12
The Brooklyn Bridge in winter
Barbara Dayer Gallati
42
George Bellows: Evening Group, 1914; Autumn Brook, 1922
From Maine to Woodstock, the rural landscape
Ronald Netsky
George Bellows: Evening Group, 1914; Autumn Brook, 1922
From Maine to Woodstock, the rural landscape
Ronald Netsky
43
Ernest Lawson: The Garden, 1914
A teahouse tucked away in Tuxedo Park, New York
Deirdre F. Cunningham
44
William Ordway Partridge: Memory, 1914
“His mother dedicates this building to his memory.”
Marie Via
William Ordway Partridge: Memory, 1914
“His mother dedicates this building to his memory.”
Marie Via
45
William Glackens: Beach at Blue Point, ca. 1915
Summer on Long Island
Grace Seiberling
William Glackens: Beach at Blue Point, ca. 1915
Summer on Long Island
Grace Seiberling
46
George Grey Barnard: Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1918
“…the song of democracy written by God”
Grant Holcomb
George Grey Barnard: Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1918
“…the song of democracy written by God”
Grant Holcomb
47
Charles Burchfield: Cat-Eyed House, 1918; Springtime in the Pool, 1922; Telegraph Pole, 1935
“A blissful evocation of nature”
Nancy Weekly
Charles Burchfield: Cat-Eyed House, 1918; Springtime in the Pool, 1922; Telegraph Pole, 1935
“A blissful evocation of nature”
Nancy Weekly
48
Harold Weston: Three Trees,Winter, 1922
A passion for painting the Adirondacks
Rebecca Foster
Harold Weston: Three Trees,Winter, 1922
A passion for painting the Adirondacks
Rebecca Foster
49
George Luks: Boy with Dice, ca. 1923–24
City kid
Bruce Weber
George Luks: Boy with Dice, ca. 1923–24
City kid
Bruce Weber
50
Mahonri M. Young: Right to the Jaw, ca. 1926
A pas-de-deux with boxing gloves
Roberta K. Tarbell
Mahonri M. Young: Right to the Jaw, ca. 1926
A pas-de-deux with boxing gloves
Roberta K. Tarbell
51
Gaston Lachaise: Fountain Figure, 1927
A treasure from a Rochester garden
Cynthia L. Culbert
Gaston Lachaise: Fountain Figure, 1927
A treasure from a Rochester garden
Cynthia L. Culbert
52
Thomas Hart Benton: Boomtown, 1928
The culture of oil in Borger, Texas
Henry Adams
Thomas Hart Benton: Boomtown, 1928
The culture of oil in Borger, Texas
Henry Adams
53
John Marin: Marin Island, Small Point, Maine, 1931
“The border of the sea”
Elizabeth Hutton Turner
John Marin: Marin Island, Small Point, Maine, 1931
“The border of the sea”
Elizabeth Hutton Turner
54
Georgia O’Keeffe: Jawbone and Fungus,1931
Organic forms from East and West
Sarah Whitaker Peters
Georgia O’Keeffe: Jawbone and Fungus,1931
Organic forms from East and West
Sarah Whitaker Peters
55
Charles Sheeler : Ballet Mechanique, 1931
Ford Motor Company in River Rouge, Michigan
Karen Haas
Charles Sheeler : Ballet Mechanique, 1931
Ford Motor Company in River Rouge, Michigan
Karen Haas
56
Stuart Davis: Landscape with Garage Lights, 1931–32
French modernism on the Gloucester docks
Karen Wilkin
Stuart Davis: Landscape with Garage Lights, 1931–32
French modernism on the Gloucester docks
Karen Wilkin
57
Alexander Calder : Untitled Mobile, 1935
An early mobile in Rochester, New York
Cynthia L. Culbert
Alexander Calder : Untitled Mobile, 1935
An early mobile in Rochester, New York
Cynthia L. Culbert
58
Arthur G. Dove: Cars in a Sleet Storm, 1938
Heavy weather in Geneva, New York
Elizabeth Hutton Turner
Arthur G. Dove: Cars in a Sleet Storm, 1938
Heavy weather in Geneva, New York
Elizabeth Hutton Turner
59
Reginald Marsh: People’s Follies No. 3, 1938; Ice Cream Cones, 1938
“The earthy, the vulgar and the lowbrow…” New York scenes
Kathleen Spies
Reginald Marsh: People’s Follies No. 3, 1938; Ice Cream Cones, 1938
“The earthy, the vulgar and the lowbrow…” New York scenes
Kathleen Spies
60
Ralston Crawford: Whitestone Bridge, 1939-40
Gateway to the 1939 World’s Fair
Marjorie B. Searl
Ralston Crawford: Whitestone Bridge, 1939-40
Gateway to the 1939 World’s Fair
Marjorie B. Searl
61
Marsden Hartley: Waterfall, Morse Pond, ca. 1940
Finding a waterfall in Maine
Margaret MacDougal
Marsden Hartley: Waterfall, Morse Pond, ca. 1940
Finding a waterfall in Maine
Margaret MacDougal
62
Douglas Warner Gorsline: Bar Scene, 1942
One for the road at Costello’s – Third Avenue and East 44th
Marie Via
Douglas Warner Gorsline: Bar Scene, 1942
One for the road at Costello’s – Third Avenue and East 44th
Marie Via
63
William Gropper : The Opposition, 1942
Senators, sleeping and filibustering in D.C.
Roberta K. Tarbell
William Gropper : The Opposition, 1942
Senators, sleeping and filibustering in D.C.
Roberta K. Tarbell
64
George Grosz: The Wanderer, 1943
World War II Apocalypse
Nancy Norwood
George Grosz: The Wanderer, 1943
World War II Apocalypse
Nancy Norwood
65
Robert Gwathmey: Non-Fiction, 1943
The legacy of sharecropping
Michael Kammen
Robert Gwathmey: Non-Fiction, 1943
The legacy of sharecropping
Michael Kammen
66
Norman Rockwell: Soldier on Leave, 1944
Romantic World War II interlude
Karal Ann Marling
Norman Rockwell: Soldier on Leave, 1944
Romantic World War II interlude
Karal Ann Marling
67
Guy Pène du Bois: Jane, ca. 1946
Urban elegance
Betsy Fahlman
Guy Pène du Bois: Jane, ca. 1946
Urban elegance
Betsy Fahlman
68
Jacob Lawrence: Summer Street Scene in Harlem, 1948
Hot colors, cool customers
Lowery Stokes Sims
Jacob Lawrence: Summer Street Scene in Harlem, 1948
Hot colors, cool customers
Lowery Stokes Sims
69
John Koch: Interlude, 1963
Central Park West entr’acte
Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss
John Koch: Interlude, 1963
Central Park West entr’acte
Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss
70
Andy Warhol: Jackie, 1964
Where were you when Kennedy was shot?
Marjorie B. Searl
Andy Warhol: Jackie, 1964
Where were you when Kennedy was shot?
Marjorie B. Searl
71
Fairfield Porter: The Beginning of the Fields, 1973
Southampton idyll
Joan Ludman
Fairfield Porter: The Beginning of the Fields, 1973
Southampton idyll
Joan Ludman
72
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Famous Names, 1998
Native American experience clothed in contemporary aesthetic
G. Peter Jemison
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Famous Names, 1998
Native American experience clothed in contemporary aesthetic
G. Peter Jemison
73
Lorna Simpson: Untitled (The Failure of Sylvester), 2001
Images and text: the ambiguous message of an African American artist
Gretchen Sullivan Sorin
Lorna Simpson: Untitled (The Failure of Sylvester), 2001
Images and text: the ambiguous message of an African American artist
Gretchen Sullivan Sorin