Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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"Mrs. Vernon Had Crossed the Rubicon": Illustration for "Sweet Bells Out of Tune"
Object Number:
1939.607
Date:
1892
Medium:
Black ink and graphite with scratching out on illustration board
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/4 x 25 5/8 in. (51.4 x 65.1 cm)
Marks:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "C.D. Gibson"; various technical publication instructions
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "C.D. Gibson"; various technical publication instructions
Description:
Genre illustration for "Sweet Bells Out of Tune", by Mrs. Burton Harrison, first published in six installments in Century Magazine, 1892-93, and then re-issued as a book by Century Co., New York, 1893. Both versions included 11 illustrations by Gibson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Sydney H. Carney, Jr., in memory of his sister, Miss Hortense A. Carney
Provenance:
Purchased by the donor from the artist during a studio visit, given to his sister, Miss Hortense A. Carney
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
