American Drawings and Watercolors in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1, A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1835

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by  Avery Kevin.

American Drawings and Watercolors in
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

VOLUME I
AMERICAN DRAWINGS

Volume I
A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born befure 1835

KEVIN J. AVERY

swith an essay by Marjorie Shelley

and contributions by Claire A. Conway

Catalogue entries by Kevi J. very Carrie Rebura Barat, Flint Bostwick Davis,

Tracie Felker Stephanie L, Herdricls, and Karl Kusserene
AND WATERCOLORS

in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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CONTENTS

Directors Forwied i
Prifact by Marston H. Meskicher ix

Ackeoniedipeants xi

A HISTORY OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSFU
OF AMFRICAN DRAWINGS

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THE CRAIT OF AMERICAN DRAWING; EARLY EIGHTELNTH
TO (ATE NINETEENTH CENTURY
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Renders Cui tothe Catalog 32

A Selection of Prvsipal Wom
Checker — 289

Bibliography

Concordance 384
Index 393

Phesograph Credite 408

DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD

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“The Meeropalitan Muscure af Ar hes heen asquiting d-asing

momen in 189 wien che Museum wav moving ine sw spacis aew home in
‘Gonteal Park. Hor cha year che Mtropolrar. ccceved alana simuesncousy tra
large wils—one oF Kuropesn slantaor dens russ Crntias Varela the
oul ut American waterline tro the Reverend Blas Tysnam Magen, Together
these more than geaevons patrons Lad the ‘Sundari of the Museum's presene
holdings of casings and wsszenlns in otk che Departmesr of Drawings ad

eins snd she Daprtnne of Arian Paintings and Sepa

Although until 46s no depazenent desgaateé tu howe seth works exined sche
-Mosena,¢suseession of pantiags emsearsavid’y purnued the acquston of draw
ings, Ache hepa ofthe reenieth cearary the mii exergtis and perspicaious
nl the eas Bey Baernghy—Rinell gn aist~ shave devotion wut uly toil
masters bur to the Using generatus of eacly modernists drove am ro seek both ca
‘uses and works oz paper by such aative artiste as Winslow Homes Ihomas Eakins
Jaines Abbott MeNeil Whiler John Singer Sargon, and sesoral Amerizan

Tuupresinins clung Mare Cantal, During chive erly year ve Maen cre

mtmece tu Ameticea art sxemphied! by the Founding offs American Wing 30
p24 —also extended to drawirgs. lu 1308 che Msrropolitan purchased a pastel by
Joan Singletor. Copley, anc che steady building ofa walletion of hitoical American
vwcks on paper dates Foun Ha fae

Ereay tre curator uf the Department of American Pantings and Selpan
imenced extelogcs of ch principe: holdings of pintngs 2 the tase, chey ena
tod cease with scausicans che elletinn af Ans drowitgs. Fs my yokes

re lstr were, fr lack of spats, dope ie the Detunent af rassngs, ane
toll catalgue! and mange then. Seu afer dhe Tovey R. Tce Genter fur the
Stuly of American Art opened in 148. the roe Amucican deawrings and wacerscl
one collered since x68 could at late erannceed to pormanaie lms in the
Amecican Wing. Ike more inspieed dhs aff of the Depatimen: of Americas
Pincings an Ssulpeae o andereake che caalegu penece that have thus Fae enge-
stored bath he volun Aourzae Dieuangs atl Waterline The Metrpsie
Musowos of Art Foo Sages Sergent, publ in
ication of Amaricin Drawings and Watecolesin'The Metrepelitan Museum of Ar

1. Te ook Forward rahe pis

Valine Us Werks by Arnete Morn Betwoen 345 ad 1 B76 aud anos: vluune in
prepaation on ths drawings and wate-olors af Loui Comfort Tiffany and kis suds
The presont volume sus organiza aval etal hy Kevin T. Avery, Anes

‘Curator in che Department of Americea Paincngs ard Scelptore and] wenn by
n of coneributors, including Avery hinvll; Misfavie Shales, Sherman Fairchild

Great in Change Senn Fac Caner for Rina Paper aval Eating

Conservrions Carre Rebora Berart, Curator earl Manager ofthe Heney R, Lave
Cooter forthe Sudy of Amsaican At, Sephanie L. Elerdnch, Research Assocaer,

Chine A. Coma, Riswoec Assia, ad Teaco

Felhog force Chess Dale ello,
Leparamenc of Aroerican Paincings and Seulprare: Blige Rosowick Davis, John
Moots Cabot Chis Depastmeat of Ar oft Amerie, Mnseums of Line An, tong
and iudgpendon at historizn Kael Kustren, editor of and primary contlbene
Prsariny Powers Te Nino Fark Ghasnberf Comaner, Patan am is Cay
voltae fo:thcoming fom the Columba Lansenany Press,

Far ptonts thor vita. ized and suscained che project daring us catty stapes, the
etepoltan is indebua! us 146 Navel Falawenant forthe Arts and the David
Shseartz Formlaron, Tne, The Mseur graelle acer che support the
‘Williare Cullen WryancFelows, whose Funding underwote eh later preparacion ans]
prfuction stats this dso bok,

Philippe de Momeehello
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PREFACE

‘The American dzasings cad wassrcolors in The Meeroplitan Museum of At om
rive one wt rhe chute aud most annpeehernivecollecrions af works on pee
made m America and 2y Ameticane abroad, Work by arity born by 2898 ace
fhoued inthe Depamenc of American Painnings aed Soulpewe ie he Museu
Avram Wing, thine by snus hors ater 146 the Deseret of Mower A,
The former group. epresenting about 280 Kovacs lanl many more wo are

lens Se and abundant holdings of work by some of

‘uaidenifed). inchndes arn
Aseria grout alone: poet pastels and studs fe istoee paintings by Foon
Singlenin Copley: vnterolurs by: Tiny oat Hur

‘Thomas Fakine, and John Ta
Larges posts by Mary Cassct andl Achar B, Davies: “now.” akerche, and sade
ofall kinds hy Jamnes Abbout MeNeill Whiley and an insmense cache of drawings a

4 we range mei by fin Singer Sargent There ade i ue Muse’
collections of drawings by Joan Vander and Thomas Sally broad representacion
coche skeen aud

mppoainons by Hudson River School acs, nchdiag Thomas
Coie and Achar Brvon Durand: nal» pes of were wpe, say by
‘Wiley Trost Richards. ad Wilken Staley Haseltine, On th ote hae the raphe
‘cenvzes of such amprtat ninetteath-coarry landscape painters as lvederic kdvn

CChoreb, Sanford Rabinson Gifford, and Thomas Moran ate not repreeresd in che

‘Muscling. Geary thn rea ses pur lr enrichment ae

“The utiue and special charater of ee Minseoms colon ie che ces of ist
Jee happenstance, curaroval preferences, financial eogencs, and the gereroey of
the Marcon’: isd. The sory of ore than 736 years of ellen in chisel af
American artis ley reverse by Kevin J. Avery i his mens te Ps eat
logue Tua succeeding ess, Marjorie Sbelley Luminatest
techniques of eigheench- and maeteeat-ceutny Amtican drewings a rptsteated
posielary on sis volo

Jost asthe Museum's American drawings callestion

rated materials and.

smplements the uaeivaled
holdings af aintnys ad ssulpnurs nthe Asian Wing this publication snr

mers He eoemprehernive scully euletionseatalugnes tht have alee been pe
‘pare by the Department of Arenican Paecings and Seulprure, The painizgs were
published becween r980 and raps in thuee volumes and che sculptocebeswesn 1399
saad 200 in ovo, Now the deawiags are having cic turn.& seandealone volume foe

Sorgen, hy StaphanisL Heedrigh and. Barks TEevhergs appeal in avi. The

present volume catalogues nd illustrates $54 wurks by aris bonm Sere 1855.8
fotpanioa volune. which ii preperasion by several ot ehe same aorhors, ll po-
se the graphic work io the salletion by setts boas henecen #84 and 2676. Ace

logue devord ca he design drawings Tula Comtion Tilany ad his studios