Mr. John Corlis

Edward Greene Malbone, Mr. John Corlis, 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.29.1
Edward Greene Malbone, Mr. John Corlis, 1795, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 7⁄8 x 2 3⁄8 in. (7.3 x 6.0 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.29.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Mr. John Corlis
Artist
Date
1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 7⁄8 x 2 3⁄8 in. (7.3 x 6.0 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Corlis, John — bust
Object Number
1980.29.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.29.1

Artwork Description

John Corlis owned a merchant shipping fleet based in Providence, Rhode Island, plying the waters between the United States, the Caribbean islands, and Hamburg, Germany, between 1792 and 1810.

Works by this artist (7 items)

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West Quoddy Light
Artist
Date1933
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Stevan Dohanos, Panel 2, Legend of James Edward Hamilton--Barefoot Mailman (mural study, West Palm Beach, Florida Post Office), 1940, watercolor on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1982.20.1
Panel 2, Legend of James Edward Hamilton – Barefoot Mailman …
Artist
Date1940
watercolor on paperboard
Not on view
Stevan Dohanos, Panel 6, Legend of James Edward Hamilton--Barefoot Mailman (mural study, West Palm Beach, Florida Post Office), 1940, watercolor on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1982.20.3
Panel 6, Legend of James Edward Hamilton – Barefoot Mailman …
Artist
Date1940
watercolor on paperboard
Not on view
Stevan Dohanos, Panel 5, Legend of James Edward Hamilton--Barefoot Mailman (mural study, West Palm Beach, Florida Post Office), 1940, watercolor on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1982.20.2
Panel 5, Legend of James Edward Hamilton – Barefoot Mailman …
Artist
Date1940
watercolor on paperboard
Not on view

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Artist
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watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil on paper
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Artist
Dateca. 1935-1943
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Jose Rey Toledo, A Stick Race, ca. 1935-1940, watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1985.65.37
A Stick Race
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1940
watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper
Not on view
Awa Tsireh, Buffalo Deer Dance, ca. 1930-1940, ink, watercolor, and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corbin-Henderson Collection, gift of Alice H. Rossin, 1979.144.40
Buffalo Deer Dance
Artist
Dateca. 1930-1940
ink, watercolor, and pencil on paperboard
Not on view