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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Born 1824
CIVIL WAR FOLK ART
Virginia
Oil on bed ticking, (29 by 32-inches, overall.)
About 1863
This picture was discovered in New York State by Edith Gregor Halpert of the Downtown Gallery, NYC; acquired by the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center then de-accessioned many years later simply because the work no longer advanced the objectives and the mission of the Center and the Foundation. At the time, the de-accessions were part of the refinement of the collection in anticipation of moving to an enlarged facility in 1992. The portrait has been in a private collection for nearly two-decades.
Literature: American Folk Art 1730-1968, an exhibit catalog published by Louisiana State University for an exhibit at the Anglo-American Art Museum
This marvelous piece of Civil War folk art has been relined and has some in-painting...nothing too serious. The painting appears to mounted within its original molded walnut frame with gilt liner. (View area: 28 by 26-inches; overall: 29 by 32-inches.)
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824 - 1863) was perhaps the most revered of all Confederate commanders after Robert E. Lee. An 1846 graduate of West Point, Jackson served in the artillery in the Mexican War, earning two brevets. It was during the Mexican War that he first met Robert E. Lee. In 1851 he accepted a professorship at the Virginia Military Institute. He was not highly regarded as a teacher, but many of his lessons are still taught at VMI. At the outbreak of the Civil War Jackson was given command of what would become the famous "Stonewall Brigade." The unit and Jackson earned the nickname in 1861, when he and the brigade steadfastly held their ground at the First Battle of Bull Run. Jackson's fame grew greater during the 1862 Valley Campaign where his troops moved so quickly they became known as "foot cavalry." Lee relied heavily upon the eccentric Jackson at Antietam and Fredericksburg. Jackson's lead-from-the-front approach to command tragically caught up to him when he was accidentally shot by his own troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863. When he heard of Jackson's death, Lee said, "...I have lost my right arm." The painting was inspired by a much-copied pre-war Jackson photograph of uncertain origin as was the A. Hoen and Company, "Old Stonewall" portrait on the cover of sheet music entitled "Riding A Raid." Published by George Willig, Baltimore 1863. This lithograph adapted the uniform details from a retouched version. They had been added later to the photograph but seemed to correspond to no authentic uniform of Jackson's-including the confederate one he wore as a bearded general later in 1863.
Price: $27,500
RS495
Portrait Of A Boy
Wearing A Zouave Uniform
Signed C. Rosenberg
Circa 1862 - SOLD
Oil on canvas of a young blond boy with long curls dressed in a Zouave uniform standing in an outdoor setting. He holds a drumstick in his right hand while his left rests on a large rustic style armchair. A drum lies on the ground beside him. The painting is signed in the lower left "C. Rosenberg - 1862", possibly Charles G. Rosenberg (1818-1877) an author and painter. The painting has been remounted, there is a patch on the back with corresponding in painting, and there are small spots of in painting in the background and some on the face. (Approximately 29-inches x 23-inches framed, view area approximately 23.25-inches x 17.5-inches.)
RS503 - SOLD
Extremely Rare
Broadside Seeking Return of a Slave
Virginia
Circa 1839
Printed by the Virginia Free Press in Charlestown, VA this broadside advertises "150 DOLLARS Reward. / Ran away from the subscriber, on Thursday the 22d inst., a / NEGRO MAN NAMED / FAIRFAX, / About 21 years old, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, dark complexion, down look when spoken to, stout made, a scar on one cheek - no other mark recollected. When he left, the clothing he had on was linsey pants, cotton shirt, and shoes. I am not able to say whether he went off with a hat or cap. He had a blue coat. The quantity of clothing he took with him is not known - part of it he left behind.
I will give $10, if taken in the county of Clarke; $20, if taken within ten miles of my place in the county of Jefferson; $25, if taken in Frederick county; $50, if taken beyond that distance in the State of Virginia; or $150 if taken out of State - in each case he must be delivered in Jail, so that I get him again, or delivered to me in Clarke County, Virginia. The Negro belongs to Dr. Wm. D. McGuire, of Clarke County, Virginia. / FRANCIS McCORMICK. / August 23, 1839." There are two cross outs in ink made of printing errors at the time. The paper is evenly and lightly toned; some very minor discoloration where it was apparently glued to cardboard at some point, light folds vertically and horizontally and one old, small patch applied to the reverse between the "0" and the "D" as well as a small hole in the "0" and a pinprick beside the "0." The recorded minor imperfections are mentioned for accuracy-none distract or compromise this outstanding rarity. (Approximately 11-inches x 11 ¼-inches.)
Price: $4,800
RS513
Album of Kansas City
19th century hard cover travel book of Kansas City with sepia view in a fold-out format. Excellent condition, and very rare.
This 7.5 by 9.625-inch "mustering out" manuscript document remains in fine condition with typical folds and edge wear.
Price: $395
ACD6
Views of Utah and Tourist Guide
Book Description: Art Bazar, Salt Lake City, UT, 1888. Oblong blue cloth with decorative blind stamping to boards. Title gilt stamped on front board. Sixteen accordion plates of Salt Lake views. 24-page tourist booklet attached to the rear pastedown. Flake/Draper 7544. Nice copy of this view book that includes not just the typical shots of Salt Lake City, but also includes views of St. George, Logan, Provo, Ogden and other locales in Utah.
Price: $345
ACD7
Spanish Indian New Mexico
Chain & Hardy, Denver, 1882
Oblong 4 3/4 x 2, 26 sepia lithographic views from photographs on 18 accordion-folded pp."Probably earliest tourist view book of New, Mexico. Images of pueblos at San Juan, San Ildefonso, Taos, Santo Domingo, Zuni, San Felipe, and Laguna. Also Las Vegas Hot Springs, Hopi villages, water & wood carriers and tortilla makers, churches at Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque, Mesa Verde, Indian pottery, and the plaza at Santa Fe. Printed in Germany by Louis Glaser. Good. Embossed gilt cloth. Excellent condition, and rarely found this way.
Price: $575
ACD8
Headquarters, District of Indian Affairs, Fort Gibson
Bearer Richard Vaderburgh appointed asst-forage master for "Chocrane Ranch" with orders to forage as necessary. Signed by A. S Kimball. Lots of info on these guys in Google, with some great history. Unfortunately, the document suffers from a period of damp stains, and although easy to ready, is stronger in importance than appearance.
Price: $225
SHU3
Historic Scrapbook
Copies of historic documents, letters, songs, and other related historical items in manuscript from. Many pieces could be removed and framed. Done sometime in the 1850s or so.
Price: $225
ACD11
 
 
Henry W. Longfellow, ALS
In response to request for a quotation, along with news clipped copy of original poem.
Price: $650
ACD
Oaths and Subscriptions of Officers in the Militia of Massachusetts
Early oath with the names and ranks of 4 Winchendon, Mass Militia unit.
Price: $1,750
ACD
Typed Letter Signed by Theodore Roosevelt, as President - SOLD
To W. H. Woody, Sect. of the Navy, concerning the appointment of John R. Proctor to West Point, with some nice mss. additions in TR's writing. Nice T.R. letter as president.
ACD - SOLD
Collection of Civil War Political and Patriotic Covers
Union oriented and are exuberantly anti-Confederate...
A remarkable collection of 108 political and patriotic covers from the earliest days of the war. The covers have been pasted into the schoolboy notebook of Jerome S. Anderson of Stonington, CT. All covers are unused and many are in color. Twenty-four depict or refer to Jefferson Davis, eleven feature Winfield Scott (often humiliating Davis), George Washington is shown in seven, four refer to the late Colonel Ellsworth, one features John C. Fremont, three feature P. G. T. Beauregard, usually mocking his name, and one has a portrait of Benjamin Butler in civilian clothes. One card shows an Uncle Sam-like figure working a rope - making machine that is converting hemp directly into hangman's nooses. The wheel he turns is labeled "Hemp for traitors - South or North". Another titled "Baltimore Quiet" shows a cannon pointed at a man picking up stones while troops march in the background. On another, two slaves are shown dancing over the caption, "Bress de Lor, we am Contraban". Two refer to the division of the state of Virginia. One shows a soldier pointing his bayonet at another soldier with the head of an ass. It is captioned "The attack at "Man-asses-gap" Junction". A number are decorated with flags. Two refer to Great Britain. All of the envelopes are Union oriented and are exuberantly anti-Confederate.
Price: $1,000
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