Joseph Curwen

Edward Greene Malbone, Joseph Curwen, 1804, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.2
Edward Greene Malbone, Joseph Curwen, 1804, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 7⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.3 x 5.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Joseph Curwen
Artist
Date
1804
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 7⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.3 x 5.7 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Curwen, Joseph — bust
Object Number
1984.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.2

Artwork Description

Joseph Curwen (1778-1848) was a British-born businessman who settled in Philadelphia. Edward Greene Malbone maintained an account book in 1804, and the artist was paid for this miniature in April of that year.

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Gene Davis, King Kong, from the portfolio Series I, 1969, screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2002.26.33.4
King Kong, from the portfolio Series I
Artist
Date1969
screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Gene Davis, Jack-in-the-Box, from the portfolio Series I, 1969, screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2002.26.33.2
Jack-in-the-Box, from the portfolio Series I
Artist
Date1969
screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Gene Davis, Sweet Carburetor, from the portfolio Series II, 1969, screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2002.26.34.4
Sweet Carburetor, from the portfolio Series II
Artist
Date1969
screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Gene Davis, Bullet Proof, from the portfolio Series I, 1969, screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2002.26.33.5
Bullet Proof, from the portfolio Series I
Artist
Date1969
screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view

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Date1982
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Jeff Donaldson, Victory in Zimbabwe, 1980, mixed media on cardboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum Purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2019.1, © 2018, Estate of Jeff Donaldson
Victory in Zimbabwe
Artist
Date1980
mixed media on cardboard
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Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, (Star-shaped structure), pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler, 1991.56.366
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Artist
pencil on paper
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Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, Tabor, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler, 1991.56.350A-B
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Artist
pencil on paper
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