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$1 Oberlin Goikge Ilbraryi MAY7 1946 | BULLETIN of the ALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM OBERLIN COLLEGE $1 Oberlin Goikge Ilbraryi MAY7 1946 | BULLETIN OF THE ALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM OBERLIN COLLEGE George Washington Charles Wilson Peale (Courtesy of the Gallery of Fine Arts, Yale University) EXHIBITION THE ARTS IN AMERICA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY Volume III Oberlin, Ohio, May, 1946 Number 3 Symposium on the Arts in America in the Eighteenth Century Friday, May 3 Opening The Arts in America in the 18th Cen­ Allen Art Museum of the tury. 7:30 P. M. Exhibition Friday, May 3 Lecture "Literature of the 18th Century in Art Building Auditorium America," by Leon Howard, Professor 8:15 P. M. of English Literature, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Monday, May 20 Lecture "Music of the 18th Century in America," Warner Hall by William T. Upton, Emeritus Profes­ 8:15 P. M. sor of Pianoforte, Oberlin College, with works by American 18th century com­ posers such as Francis Hopkinson, Alex­ ander Reinagle, Hans Gram, William Billings, Henri Capron and James Ly­ on, performed by faculty members and students of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Friday, May 24 Play Drama of the 18th Century in America, Art Building Auditorium "The Contrast" by Royall Tyler, pre­ 8:15 P.M. sented by the Oberlin Dramatic Associ­ ation under the direction of J. Stanton McLaughlin, Professor of English, Ober­ lin College. Monday, May 27 Lecture "Painting of the 18th Century in Amer­ Art Building Auditorium ica," by W. G. Constable, Curator of 8:15 P. M. Paintings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. Monday, June 3 Lecture "Architecture of the 18th Century in Art Building Auditorium America," by Frank J. Roos, Jr., Profes­ 8:15 P. M. sor of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. The exhibition will be open from May 3 through June 3. The lec­ tures are a part of the Baldwin Lecture Series for 1946-47 and they and the exhibition are open to the public without charge. Because of the limited seating capacity of the auditorium, the play will be by invitation only. This symposium with its accompanying exhibition on The Arts in America in the Eighteenth Century is respectfully dedicated to President Ernest Hatch Wilkins as a slight token of appreciation of his outstanding interest in the Fine Arts during his Oberlin administration '*«* ^fl '"t^ kl gJL?» ": 000sts*/ \ • rtffijj^^HH jrf* ^ '7' j^ Airj. Gauen Brown John Singleton Copley (Courtesy of the Gallery of Fine Arts, Yale University) .Foreword The exhibition of the "Arts in America in the 18th Century" described in this catalogue has been made possible by the co­ operation of the following museums and art dealers. I should like to extend to them my most sincere thanks on behalf of the college for the loans which they have so generously made: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio The New Haven Colony Historical Society The New-York Historical Society, New York, N. Y. The Philadelphia Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsyl­ vania The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsyl­ vania Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut Kennedy & Company, New York, N. Y. M. Knoedler & Company, New York, N. Y. The Old Print Shop, Inc., New York, N. Y. I should like, as well, to thank the members of the staffs of each of these museums and dealers for the personal time and effort which they have given to our curator, Mrs. King, in the selection of material and the preparation of this catalogue. The college is also much indebted to the lecturers and mu­ sicians who have agreed to take part in the symposium accom­ panying this exhibition; to Professor McLaughlin and the mem­ bers of the Oberlin Dramatic Association for their willingness to produce "The Contrast"; and to Mr. Julian Fowler, Librarian of the College who has placed on display a group of books illus­ trative of the period. Such a combination of lectures, drama, music and exhibition as this is a new step in an effort on the part of the Department of Fine Arts at Oberlin to give a com­ prehensive picture of the arts in a single period in history. It is necessarily modest in scope but it is to be hoped that it may be only a prelude to more comprehensive future symposia both here and elsewhere. CLARENCE WARD, Director Dudley Peter Allen Memorial Art Museum May 1946 65 Nathaniel Hurd John Singleton C (Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Arts in America in the Eighteenth Century PAINTINGS COPLEY, John Singleton, 1737-1815 Born Boston; died London, England. Stepson of Peter Pelham, probably received his early instruction from him. At seventeen was recognized as a painter. Later established himself as a por­ trait painter in Boston. Instructed Charles Wilson Peale. In 1775 moved to London, and remained there the rest of his life. 1. Nathaniel Hurd. About 1765. Signed "J- S. C" lower left corner. Oil on canvas. 30" by 251/2". Frame designed by Paul Revere. Collections: Benjamin Hurd; John Hurd; Mrs. Thomas Barry: Dr. W. Wesselhoeft; Frank W. Bayley. Exhibited: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1916, no. 128. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1930, no. 50. Cleveland Museum of Art, 1936, no. 23. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Copley Exhibition, 1936. Baltimore Museum of Art, Ameri­ can Painting Exhibition, 1938. New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University, New England Silver Exhibition, 1939. Flint, Michigan, Flint Institute of Arts, 1941. Mentioned: Bayley, Life of Copley, 1915, p. 152. Dunlap, His­ tory of the Arts of Design in the U. S., Goodspeed ed., 1918, I, p. 172, (repr.). Avery, American Silver of XVII and XVIII Centuries, 1920, Fig. 101. Cleveland Museum Bulletin, March 1923, (repr. on cover). Dow, The Arts and Crafts in New England, 1927 (frontispiece). Bolton and Binsse, Antiqua­ rian, December 1930, p. 81 (repr). Stark, Art in America from 1600 to 1865, an Illus. Guide for a Nat. Radio Broadcast, from February 3 to May 19, 1934, p. 19 (repr.). (See also pages 90 and 99.) Lent by the Cleveland Museum of Art. 67 2. Mrs. Gawen Brown, nee Elizabeth Byles. Oil on canvas. 19" by YlVi'. Collections: Francis Alexander; Frank W. Bayley; John Hill Morgan. Exhibited: New York, American Art Galleries, 1929. Mentioned: Pantheon, IV, 1929, p. 533 (repr.). Parker and Wheeler, John Singleton Copley, 1938, p. 49, repr. pi. 28. Lent by the Gallery of Fine Arts, Yale University. 3. Death of Major Pierson. Oil on canvas (monochrome). 27V4" by 35J4"- Collections: Lord Lyndhurst (Copley's son); Sir Charles Robin­ son; Leggat Bros., London; John Hill Morgan. Exhibited: Manchester, 1857, no. 112. London, British Museum, 1915. Brooklyn Museum, 1917, cat. no. 121 (repr.). Bos­ ton, Museum of Fine Arts, Copley Exhibition, 1938, no. 28. Preparatory sketch for the painting in the Tate Gallery, London. Lent by the Gallery of Fine Arts, Yale University. DURAND, John, fl. 1767-1782 Is said to have painted portraits in Virginia, and in New York where he advertised a Drawing School in 1767 and 1768. His works are hard and dry but appear to have strong likeness. 4. Aunt Dana Oil on canvas Lent by the New Haven Colony Historical Society. FEKE, Robert, C.1705-C.1750 Born Oyster Bay, L. I.; died Bermuda? Portrait painter who worked in Newport, R. I., Boston, New York and Philadelphia. His earliest dated painting is 1741, his latest only seven years later. 5. Charles Apthorp. Signed and dated "R. F. 1748", lower right corner. Oil on can­ vas. 50" by 40". Collections: Mrs. Sarah A. C. Bond; The Brook (a club). Exhibited: Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1909-1914. Cleveland Museum of Art, 1936, no. 26. Mentioned: Cleveland Museum Bulletin, June 1919. J. C. Lee, Early American Portrait Painters, 1929, p. 188. Bolton and Binsse, Antiquarian, October 1930 (repr. p. 37). Bayley, Five Colonial Artists of New England. 1929, p. 303 (repr.). Lent by the Cleveland Museum of Art. 68 Aunt Dana John Durand (Courtesy of the Gallery of Fine Arts, Yale University) Charles Apthorp (Courtesy of tin Cleveland Museum of Art) HESSELIUS, Gustavus, 1682-1755 Born Folkarna, Sweden; died, Philadelphia. 1711, arrived in America and settled near Wilmington, Delaware, then moved to Philadelphia. Painted portraits; also painted the Last Supper, an altarpiece for the Church of St. Barnabas, Prince George's County, Maryland, 1721. 6. Tishcohan. 1735. Oil on canvas. Mentioned: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, XL, p. 354. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Hesselius catalog, 1938, no. 9. Tishcohan was an Indian chief who signed the treaty known as the "Walking Purchase" in 1737. The portrait was painted for John Penn, son of William Penn. Lent by the Pennsylvania Historical Society. KILBURN, Lawrence, fl. 1754-1775 English portrait painter. 1754, arrived from London and ad­ vertised as a portrait painter. There are a number of his por­ traits in New York. 7. John Alsop. Oil on canvas. 30" by 25". John Alsop was a member of the Continental Congress from New York, 1774-1776, Governor of the New York Hospital, and President of the New York Chamber of Commerce, 1784- 1785. Lent by the New-York Historical Society. LOVETT, William, 1773-1801 A portrait and miniature painter of Boston, Massachusetts. 8. Isaac Greenwood-, Jr. Oil on canvas. 29V4" by 24 3/8". Isaac Greenwood of Boston, the son of Isaac Greenwood and Sarah (Clarke) Greenwood, was an ivory turner. Lent by the New-York Historical Society. PEALE, Charles Wilson, 1741-1827 (See also page 91.) Born Chesterton, Maryland; died Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Coach-maker, clock-maker, silversmith and finally painter. Be­ tween 1768 and 1769 studied with Copley; 1770 studied under West in London.
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