| Admin/Biog History | 'Americana' is a loosely-defined aesthetic which consists of music, artefacts, scenery, folklore, and material culture which are seen as distinctly or especially American, or relating to what is now the United States and its inhabitants.
Though many artworks can be considered as Americana, its most original form is traditional folk art. Many paintings were executed by self-taught artists who would paint family portraits, rural landscapes, or still-life paintings of everyday utilitarian ware.
The material in this file was created and compiled by staff at M. Knoedler & Co.'s London office. |
| Description | Includes:
-letter from V. Philip Sabin, Frank J. Sabin, dated 5 July 1961, concerning pictures by J.W. Huggins and David Martin
-typed notes and a black and white photograph of a portrait of Edgar Allen Poe
-typed notes, an image from an unknown publication, and a black and white photograph of a picture, all concerning 'The return of the runaway' by A.J. Clark
-catalogue annotated with prices titled 'American paintings and drawings of the XIX-XX century belonging to the Burlington Trust and from other sources, including the collection of the late William M. Ivins Jr. Public auction Wednesday October 17 at 8pm. Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc, 980 Madison Avenue, New York, 1962'
-'The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin', May 1963. Includes an article on pp 309-316 about the painter John James Audubon
-'The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin', January 1964. Includes an article on pp156-165 about the painter William Michael Harnett, 1848-1892
-sixteen black and white photographs of pictures |