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Source Description
Baltimore artist, Alfred Jacob Miller was a prolific sketcher. He filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. In 1969 a collection of 100 of these sketches was generously donated to the Walters Art Museum by J. William Middendorf II. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), childhood memories, and Baltimore scenes, and witty scenes. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4). This drawing reflects racist and class-based stereotypes that helped cement political divisions around the time of the Civil War and after."Dis Darkey's monsus fond of doing nuffin - Yah! Yah!" -Miller
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14372
label
Man standing in a landscape
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
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14372
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Man standing in a landscape
description
Baltimore artist, Alfred Jacob Miller was a prolific sketcher. He filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. In 1969 a collection of 100 of these sketches was generously donated to the Walters Art Museum by J. William Middendorf II. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), childhood memories, and Baltimore scenes, and witty scenes. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4). This drawing reflects racist and class-based stereotypes that helped cement political divisions around the time of the Civil War and after."Dis Darkey's monsus fond of doing nuffin - Yah! Yah!" -Miller
provenance
L. Vernon Miller, by inheritance; Kennedy Galleries, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1973, by gift.
date
1825-1870
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
albums (books)
drawings
watercolors
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31.9
height
29.5
dimensionsRaw
with frame: 12 9/16 x 11 5/8 in. (31.9 x 29.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] ""Dis Darkey's monsus fond of doing nuffin- Yah! Yah!""
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wash on paper
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4486
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EAN
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none
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photo
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