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- Packet Boats Rounding a Curve on the Erie Canal, Print, circa 1832 - This engraving, made about 1832, shows an idyllic view of travel and transportation on the Erie Canal. Completed in 1825, the canal opened the western regions of New York and states of the Old Northwest to greater settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal extends from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
- circa 1832
- Collections - Artifact
Packet Boats Rounding a Curve on the Erie Canal, Print, circa 1832
This engraving, made about 1832, shows an idyllic view of travel and transportation on the Erie Canal. Completed in 1825, the canal opened the western regions of New York and states of the Old Northwest to greater settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal extends from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
- Oil Painting, Fort Ticonderoga by George Washington Mark, circa 1845 - George Washington Mark was a successful house, sign, and furniture painter in Greenfield, Massachusetts, in the early 1800s. Sometime in the 1830s and 40s, he tried his hand at more artistic endeavors creating paintings of local interest -- generally landscapes and historic subjects. Around 1845, Mark painted this work depicting the ruins of New York's historic Fort Ticonderoga.
- circa 1845
- Collections - Artifact
Oil Painting, Fort Ticonderoga by George Washington Mark, circa 1845
George Washington Mark was a successful house, sign, and furniture painter in Greenfield, Massachusetts, in the early 1800s. Sometime in the 1830s and 40s, he tried his hand at more artistic endeavors creating paintings of local interest -- generally landscapes and historic subjects. Around 1845, Mark painted this work depicting the ruins of New York's historic Fort Ticonderoga.
- "View near Anthony's Nose, Hudson Highlands," by Thomas Chambers, 1840-1850 -
- 1840-1850
- Collections - Artifact
"View near Anthony's Nose, Hudson Highlands," by Thomas Chambers, 1840-1850
- Old Saw-Mill, L. I., circa 1855 -
- circa 1855
- Collections - Artifact
Old Saw-Mill, L. I., circa 1855
- Oil Painting, House near Gray's River, Washington, 1875-1900 -
- 1875-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Oil Painting, House near Gray's River, Washington, 1875-1900
- Miniature Desk, 1850-1920 -
- 1850-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Miniature Desk, 1850-1920
- Plate, 1750-1770 -
- 1750-1770
- Collections - Artifact
Plate, 1750-1770
- Untitled Painting of a Landscape by Lillian F. Schwartz, circa 1950 - Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Untitled Painting of a Landscape by Lillian F. Schwartz, circa 1950
Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- Oil Painting, "West Point," by Robert W. Weir, 1840-1850 -
- 1840-1850
- Collections - Artifact
Oil Painting, "West Point," by Robert W. Weir, 1840-1850
- "Travelling on the Erie Canal," circa 1843 - The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States, opening up new territories to settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal, connecting Albany to Buffalo, began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. This 1843 wood engraving, showing a packet boat traveling the canal, is a copy of an earlier illustration.
- 1826
- Collections - Artifact
"Travelling on the Erie Canal," circa 1843
The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States, opening up new territories to settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal, connecting Albany to Buffalo, began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. This 1843 wood engraving, showing a packet boat traveling the canal, is a copy of an earlier illustration.