The Isaac Sterling Family of New Haven, Connecticut
Artist
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1830
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions24 1/4 x 31 1/4 in. (61.6 x 79.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 30 7/8 x 37 1/8 in. (78.4 x 94.3 cm)
Overall, Frame: 30 7/8 x 37 1/8 in. (78.4 x 94.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number76.53.13
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas portrait of a family. The father and mother sit in chairs on opposite sides of a small reading table. A boy is standing his father with left arm through his father's arm, his right arm behind his back and his left foot back on his toe. This girl is standing in front of her mother with her right arm resting on her mother's lap, her head cocked to the side and her left hand holding a pull toy string.Label TextThe Isaac Sterling Family of New Haven, Connecticut, ca. 1830 American Oil on canvas Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 76.53.13 ProvenanceFlorene Maine Antiques, January 30, 1959; Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Cambridge, Md., 1959-1976; On loan to Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Va., December 13, 1974-1976; Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1976. Exhibition History"Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Va., March 1 - July 4, 1976. "The New Nation: Views of American Scenery from the 18th through the 20th Century," Pensacola Museum of Art, Fla., September 13 - November 1, 1986. "In the Most Fashionable Style: Making a Home in the Federal City," The Octagon, Washington, D.C., October 2, 1991 - January 5, 1992. "Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006. "Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008. "American Treasures at the Willoughby-Baylor House," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 2 - December 1, 2013. "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021.Published ReferencesDennis R. Anderson, "The Gift of American Naïve Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch," _Chrysler Museum Bulletin_ 4 (May 1975): not paged. Dennis R. Anderson, _Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum_, exh. cat., Norfolk, Va., 1975, 58. Ellen Kirven Donald, _In the Most Fashionable Style: Making a Home in the Federal City_, exh. cat., The Octagon, Washington, DC, 1991, cat. no. 1.
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Late Dynasty 5-early Dynasty 6, reigns of Unas or Pepy I, 2375-2287 B.C.E.
