Dr. Joseph Glover

Charles Fraser, Dr. Joseph Glover, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.12.5
Charles Fraser, Dr. Joseph Glover, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 3⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 in. (8.7 x 7.1 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.12.5
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Artwork Details

Title
Dr. Joseph Glover
Artist
Date
ca. 1820
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 3⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 in. (8.7 x 7.1 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Glover, Joseph — bust
  • Occupation — medicine — doctor
Object Number
1950.12.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.12.5

Artwork Description

Dr. Joseph Glover (about 1780-about 1840) practiced medicine in South Carolina after receiving his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1800. Noted for his work with poor patients, he also advocated the health-related benefits of planting trees in urban areas.

Works by this artist (18 items)

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Abraham Walkowitz, Isadora Duncan, 1916, charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1973.71.1
Isadora Duncan
Artist
Date1916
charcoal on paper
Not on view
Abraham Walkowitz, Isadora Duncan, n.d., pen and ink, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1973.71.7
Isadora Duncan
Artist
Daten.d.
pen and ink, watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view
Abraham Walkowitz, Isadora Duncan, n.d., pen and ink, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1973.71.9
Isadora Duncan
Artist
Daten.d.
pen and ink, watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view
Abraham Walkowitz, New York Skyline, n.d., watercolor mounted on cardboard painted black, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Emil J. Arnold, 1967.56.7
New York Skyline
Artist
Daten.d.
watercolor mounted on cardboard painted black
Not on view

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The Boy-Bear’s Cub-Brothers, Growing Too Big, Were Sent,…
Artist
Dateca. 1966
graphite and scratchwork on prepared paperboard
Not on view
George Ault, Untitled (seated female figure), 1923, graphite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Donald Lokuta in memory of Helen Lokuta, 2006.15.4
Untitled (seated female figure)
Artist
Date1923
graphite on paper
Not on view
Joseph Nechvatal, We Change or End History, 1981, graphite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael J. Ettner, 2021.88.215
We Change or End History
Artist
Date1981
graphite on paper
Not on view
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Untitled (Study of a Tree and Farmhouse)
Artist
Date1926
graphite on paper
Not on view