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19th Century

Jun 14, 2023 | Collection

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19th Century

Various portrait and landscape paintings in the 19th Century Collection

About The Art

The Cushwa gallery presents masterpieces from the mid-nineteenth century, including Winslow Homer’s internationally-famous Snap the Whip. You will also find realistic portraits by Thomas Eakins and William Paxton, and a group of amazing hyper-realistic still life paintings promised to fool your eyes.  Additionally, there are stunning landscapes by Frederic Church, George Inness, and Martin Johnson Heade.

LOCATION: Cushwa Gallery, first floor

Selected Works

A woman in a white dress with her hair tied up with a white headband sits in a chair leaning over slightly looking directly towards the painter.

Sylvia

William McGregor Paxton

A wooden door covered in many hunting supplies, including a rifle, a circular horn, a bag, a feathered hat, and the carcasses of two small birds and a rabbit.

After the Hunt

William Michael Harnett

A green tree in the middle of a field in front of a house obscured by mist in the background.

Misty Morning, Montclair

George Inness

A woman in a white dress wearing a long, light pink necklace sits holding a white fan in her hands with a neutral expression.

The Coral Necklace

Thomas Eakins

A landscape painting showing tall mountains obscured by mist in the background with a vast forest in its middle and a river visible in the foreground. A tall palm tree towers above the rest of the forest in the center of the painting.

In the Andes

Frederic Edwin Church

In front of an old one room schoolhouse, a pair of boys tumbles to the ground at the end of a long line of boys playing Snap the Whip.

Snap the Whip

Winslow Homer

A group of men work to wash a herd of sheep visible in the background using machinery powered by a waterwheel in the middle. In the background you can distinguish some sheep who have already washed and those awaiting their scrubbing.

Sheep Washing in the Reserve

Allen Smith Jr.

A dark wooden door covered in all of the equipment typically carried by an American soldier in World War 1, including a rifle, a gas mask, a bayonet, a bugle, a canteen, a helmet, a backpack, and several other small assorted items.

A Doughboy’s Equipment

Charles A. Meurer

A brown haired woman in an off the shoulder green dress with a purple flower in her hair turns to the left side of the painting.

Portrait of a Lady

John White Alexander

A branch of large, white flowers with yellow centers surrounded by small green leaves sitting on a dark purple cloth.

Cherokee Roses on a Purple Velvet Cloth

Martin Johnson Heade

A small grove of thin trees in the foreground obscures the view of a wide open silver white river in the background and the plain running alongside it.

Silvery Waters

Franklin De Haven

A foggy river showing an obscured city skyline in the background, several sailboats on the water in the center, and a man standing on a bridge drawing in the foreground.

The Thames from Battersea Bridge

James McNeill Whistler

A portrait of a man wearing a dark blue military uniform with two columns of large gold buttons down its chest. He has a full head of black hair and long sideburns. He holds a hat in his hand in the foreground.

Portrait of General George Cadwalader

Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins

An autumn scene showing a dirt road in front of a large red brick building. A long train of cattle is driven along the road into the foreground.

By the Drovers Inn

George Glenn Newell

A wooden cabin in a clearing in the woods. Large green trees make up the background and the foreground is framed by bushes of wildflowers. Sitting on the porch of the cabin in the center is a group of three women sewing.

Country Cabin, Summer

Herman Herzog

A small river cuts through a wide open field filled with cattle visible in the distance. Two large piles of hay are placed in the middle of the field. The sky is overcast with dark grew clouds blocking the horizon.

Salt Marsh Hay

Martin Johnson Heade

A pale woman in a dark purple dress with a neutral but sullen look on her face. Her cheeks are rosy and her eyes are bright blue.

Meditation Head

Abbott Handerson Thayer

A woman in a white and green dress sits under a tree in a garden while sewing. She has a closed yellow umbrella resting against her lap.

Woman Sewing in Garden

Arthur Watson Sparks

A woman sits cross legged in front of a waterfall in deep meditation. She has a halo ring around her head. She is wearing thin white robes with a hood covering the back of her long brown hair.

Kwannon Meditating on Human Life

John La Farge

*Please note that the artworks in the permanent collection on display may undergo periodic changes and rotations. We suggest that if you’re traveling to the museum to view a specific piece of artwork, call us ahead of time to confirm it is currently on display (330-743-1107 ext. 1108)

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