Object of the Month
In this series, the Museum presented original research and insights on a new object each month, selected from the Museum’s robust permanent collection.
Selected objects
December 2019 — Marcia Clark (American, b. 1938). Butterville Road Intersection, 2011. Mixed media. Gift of the artist, 2018 (2018.03).
November 2019 — Unknown artist. Pillow Top with Woman Basketball Player, ca. 1900. Cotton, printed by S. M. Schwab Jr. & Co., New York, NY. Gift of Henry S. Hacker, 1995 (95.8.005).
October 2019 — William Hahn (German, 1823–1887). Woman in Kitchen (Kitchen Maid), 1863. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mr. Lombardi, by exchange, 1963 (63.17).
September 2019 — Leslie Darrell Ragan (American, 1897–1972). The Century in the Highlands of the Hudson, ca. 1938. Chromolithographic poster. Gift of Henry S. Hacker, 1996 (96.14.9).
August 2019 — Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Untitled (Peter Beard with dog) in Red Book #124, July 1972. Photo album filled with twenty Polaroid photographs. Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., 2013 (2013.04k-l). © 2019 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of Peter Beard Studio and www.peterbeard.com
July 2019 — Left: Rudolf Eickemeyer, Sr. (American, b. Germany, 1831–1895). Model: Combined Stretcher for Hat Making, ca. 1869. Bronze, iron. Gift of Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr., 1928 (28.213). Right: Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr. (American, 1862–1932). Rudolph Eickemeyer, Sr. and His British Agent, 1890. Albumen photograph. Gift of Mrs. R. W. Eickemeyer, 1942 (42.91b).
June 2019 — Mickalene Thomas (American, b. 1971). Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon, 2016. Epson Inkjet print with HDR Ultrachrome inks. Published by the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in consortium with the Benefit Print Project, edition of 25. Gift of Mrs. Eleanor Lewis, by exchange, 2019 (2019.01). © 2019 Mickalene Thomas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
May 2019 — Thomas J. Hill (American, b. England, 1857–1886). Glenwood Station, 1882. Oil on cardboard. Gift of Mrs. John Stevenson Watt, 1929 (29.189).
April 2019 — Attributed to Helena de Kay Gilder. Cover Design for “The New Day: A Poem in Songs and Sonnet” by Richard Watson Gilder. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1875. Collection of the Hudson River Museum (INV.10731).
March 2019 — Mary Frey. Girls Sunbathing, from the Domestic Rituals series, 1979–83. Gelatin silver print. Gift of the artist, 1984 (84.22). © Mary Frey.
February 2019 — Derrick Adams (American, b. 1970). Orbiting Us #18, 2018. Mixed-media collage on paper. Gift of Henry S. Hacker, by exchange, 2018 (2018.07).
January 2019 — Harold Knickerbocker Faye (American, 1910–1980). Moonlight, ca. 1935–38. Intaglio on Rives paper. Gift of Helen S. Faye, 1990 (90.10.8).
December 2018 — Dora Wheeler Keith (American, 1856–1940). Christmas Card: Shout with Joy, 1882. Chromolithograph, silk fringe. Published by Louis Prang & Co. (Boston, Massachusetts). Collection of the Hudson River Museum (INV.10397).
November 2018 — Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000). The Studio, 1996. Lithograph, edition 51 of 60. Gift of Henry S. Hacker, by exchange, 2018 (2018.05). © 2018 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Reproduction, including downloading of Jacob Lawrence works is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the express written permission of Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
October 2018 — Elihu Vedder (American, 1836–1923). Stella Funesta (The Evil Star), ca. 1892. Pastel and charcoal on paper. Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1955 (55.24c).
September 2018 — Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823–1900). Greenwood Lake, New Jersey, 1897. Watercolor on paper. Anonymous Gift, 2017 (2017.07).
August 2018 — Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991). Summertime in Italy (with Lines), 1966. Lithograph. Gift of Arthur Zankel, 1991 (91.3.1). © Dedalus Foundation/ Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY.
July 2018 — Kimbel & Cabus, New York. Secretary Cabinet, ca. 1876–80. Ebonized hardwood, tiles, glass, brass hardware. Gift of Mrs. Joseph Lippman, 1973 (73.39).
June 2018 — Louise Nevelson (American, b. Ukraine, 1899–1988). Sky Enclosure, 1973. Painted wood. Gift of John I. H. Baur, 1985 (85.16.1). © 2020 Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY.
May 2018 — Samuel Colman (American, 1832–1920). Moonlight in Venice, ca. 1885. Ink and wash on board. Gift of the Estate of H. Armour Smith, 1961 (61.13.55).
April 2018 — Robert Indiana (American, 1928–2018). Demuth American Dream, No. 5, 1980. Silkscreen prints. Gift of Mr. Andrew Lanyi, 1981 (81.11.6c). © 2020 Morgan Art Foundation Ltd / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY.
March 2018 — Artist and Designer: Winslow Homer (American, 1836—1910). Engraver: John Filmer (American, active 1863—1882). The Fishing Party, 1869. Wood engraving. Supplement to Appleton’s Journal of Literature, Science, and Art. Gift of Dr. Howard Simon, 2002 (2002.11.03).
February 2018 — Joseph Cornell (American, 1903–1972). Untitled (Hôtel de l’Etoil), ca. 1953–62. Mixed media collage construction. Gift of the C & B Foundation, 1975 (75.22.2). Art © The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY.
January 2018 — National Chicle Company. Edmond Genet from the Sky Birds series, 1933–34. Commercial color lithograph. Collection of the Hudson River Museum (99.12.052.019).
